Bust of a Man in a Hat Gazing Upward
Martin Schongauer
ca. 1480–90 · Pen and carbon black ink, over pen and brown ink, on paper prepared with sanguine wash. · Robert Lehman Collection
Celebrated for his pioneering engravings, Martin Schongauer was also a gifted panel painter and draftsman. This rare study is one of the few drawings that can be attributed to him. Combining fluid, richly varied strokes with delicate facial hatching, it probably represents a character head rather than a portrait. In style, the drawing is close to Schongauer’s late engravings.
- Artist
- Martin Schongauer
- Date
- ca. 1480–90
- Medium
- Pen and carbon black ink, over pen and brown ink, on paper prepared with sanguine wash.
- Department
- Robert Lehman Collection
- Credit line
- Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
