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Charcoal portrait drawing of a seated man in a jacket and bow tie, holding a cigarette, on pale paper with loose shading.

Newton Booth Tarkington

A seated man in a dark jacket and bow tie leans slightly forward, one hand resting near a cigarette, against a loosely shaded background. Soft, sketchy charcoal strokes on pale paper model the face and clothing, with a signature at lower right.

Artist
Sebastian Simonet
Date
c. 1930
Medium
Charcoal on board
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2937 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1935).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Retrato de Newton Booth Tarkington, dibujo al carbón c. 1930

Un hombre sentado, con chaqueta oscura y corbata de moño, se inclina levemente hacia adelante, con una mano cerca de un cigarrillo, frente a un fondo de sombreado suelto. Trazos suaves y bocetados de carbón sobre papel pálido modelan el rostro y la ropa, con una firma en la esquina inferior derecha.

Português: Retrato de Newton Booth Tarkington, desenho a carvão c. 1930

Um homem sentado, com paletó escuro e gravata borboleta, inclina-se levemente para frente, com uma das mãos perto de um cigarro, diante de um fundo de sombreado solto. Traços suaves e esboçados de carvão sobre papel claro modelam o rosto e a roupa, com uma assinatura no canto inferior direito.