CC BY 4.0
Wilhelm Dürr
1884
About the object
Similarly in this head and shoulders portrait, the body of the subject has been painted sideways on and the head in quarter profile turning towards the viewer, which, like the use of light, creates dynamism. The bearded man looks down at us forcefully, slightly from above. This liveliness made the court painter Dürr a sought-after portraitist in Freiburg society.