Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2011.

Images(2)

Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned from a slide. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Ramón Escudero y Lozano

Artist Robert Henri (American, 1865-1929)

Date1906

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions78 × 37 3/4 in. (198.1 × 95.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 84 3/4 × 44 3/4 × 3 3/8 in. (215.3 × 113.7 × 8.6 cm)

ClassificationsAmerican art

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.501

Terms

Man
Musical instrument
Gypsy
Black
Gray
Red
Yellow
White
Cream
Brown

Collections

American Art before 1945

On View

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a tall oil on canvas painting of a young man with a bandurria, which looks like a small guitar. He stands relaxed in his gray trousers, a black vest and jacket, and a wide-brimmed hat. There is a glimpse of a white shirt and around his neck is a red bandana. His fingers are lightly placed across the strings of the instrument; his dark eyes seem to look at the viewer. His skin is a dark tan and his hair is darker. Another painting of a musician in a similar posture would be Manet's _Fifer_.

Label TextRobert Henri American, 1865–1929 Gypsy with Guitar (Gitano), 1906 Oil on canvas Intrigued by their colorful attire and customs, Robert Henri created several pictures of this gypsy and his family while traveling in Spain. Henri’s simplified style, with bold contrasts and thick brushstrokes, stands in sharp opposition to contemporary Impressionist paintings like Susan Watkins’ Marguerite (to the right), created roughly the same year. To Henri and his followers, Spanish subjects and a dark palette signified admiration for the realistic detail of Spanish Old Master paintings and a break from standard Parisian ideals of beauty. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.501