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Painting of a smiling man in a black hat and orange headscarf playing a guitar against a dark background.

Guitar Player

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
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1870; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

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

Español: Tocador de guitarra, por Gustave Doré (1870)

Un hombre sonriente con sombrero negro y pañuelo naranja canta mientras toca una guitarra, con el rostro iluminado sobre un fondo oscuro. Viste camisa blanca y chaleco marrón, y sus manos sujetan el mástil y el cuerpo del instrumento. La pincelada suelta y el fuerte contraste de luz y sombra sugieren un retrato pintado de un músico callejero, firmado en la esquina inferior derecha.

Português: Tocador de violão, por Gustave Doré (1870)

Um homem sorridente, de chapéu preto e lenço laranja na cabeça, canta enquanto toca violão, com o rosto iluminado contra um fundo escuro. Ele veste camisa branca sob um colete marrom, e suas mãos seguram o braço e o corpo do instrumento. As pinceladas soltas e o forte contraste entre luz e sombra sugerem um retrato pintado de um músico de rua, assinado no canto inferior direito.

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