約翰·比爾·里基茨

1795-1799

吉爾伯特·斯圖亞特將這幅馬戲團老闆約翰·比爾·里基茨的肖像畫刻意保留為令人愉悅的未完成狀態，讓人們罕見地窺見他的工作室習慣。雖然畫中人物的面部以驚人的寫實手法呈現——包括紅潤的臉頰和撲粉的假髮——但他的身體仍是一片空白、幽靈般的輪廓。在他身旁，一匹粗略勾勒的馬暗示了里基茨作為著名馬術馬戲團創始人的職業。斯圖亞特因只繪製坐像者的頭部以快速捕捉其神韻而臭名昭著，常常讓畫布的其餘部分永遠保持空白。

Technique: Oil on canvas
Material: Canvas

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