Seated Youth
- Medium
- Black and white chalk on coarse brown paper
- Dimensions
- 9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in. (23.5 x 17.94 cm) (sheet) 19 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (50.17 × 40.01 cm) (outer frame)
- Genre
- Drawings
Tags
netherlands
About
Hundreds of drawings by Cornelis Saftleven survive. More than a third are studies of single figures. Saftleven seems to have relished the humorous possibilities of the slightly awkward pose, and this study of a seated youth displays just that quality. The young man’s fancy garb, slouching posture, smile, and unfocused eyes suggest that he may be a little tipsy and is certainly not properly upholding his gentlemanly status.
