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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

1864


This 1864 work by Edouard-Bernard Debat-Ponsan includes 
a little shadow that a certain viewer will no doubt like.

 

4 comments:

  1. Again oil lit? That head is superb. It very much conveys the feel of both the life studio and model. A pose to tey...

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    1. The rich color tone could indeed be the result of oil lighting.

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    2. If only modern lighting was so warm and subtle.

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    3. I still have some very old oil lamps that I used to employ during power outages, and I noticed the difference in their light versus battery operated lighting. I bought a whole house generator last year and don't really need them any more, but I've kept them.

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