Guitar Player by Gustave Doré (1870)

A smiling man in a black hat and orange headscarf sings while playing a guitar, his face lit warmly against a dark background. He wears a white shirt under a brown vest, and his hands grip the instrument's neck and body. The loose, sketch-like brushwork and dramatic chiaroscuro suggest a painted portrait of a street musician, signed in the lower right corner.

Artist

Gustave Doré

Date

1870

Medium

Source

Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata

Size

953 × 1200 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)