Head of an old man

Year of origin unknown; Profile bust from the left of an old man, wearing a dark purple hat, framed by a band of gilded buttons, a brown jacket studded with dark fur and a shoulder chain with a medallion. Crooked nose, short mustache, goatee and

Hair is gray. Staring at him with serious expression. Very well worked in the meat, also on the left cheek, with the end of the brush handle. Strong red on the underside of the nose - according to the expertise of Prof. Cornelis Hofstede de Groot on the reverse (Archive of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Dokumentatie)In 1937, a list of inventories was requested by the Nazi authority for confiscation.

The picture comes from the private collection of art dealer Julius Weltmann.