Portret van een onbekende jongen in schooluniform, Osaka

Portret van een onbekende jongen in schooluniform, Osaka

Ed van der Elsken (mentioned on object)

Details

Dimensions
height 251 mm x width 119 mm
Origin
Osaka
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Portrait Both · 99%

    The catalog title identifies the work as a portrait, and the image centers on one prominently depicted boy facing the camera.

  • Eye Contact Visual · 91%

    The foreground boy looks toward the camera, establishing a direct visual encounter with the viewer.

Visual Qualities

  • Black and White Both · 99%

    The photographic image is predominantly rendered in black, white, and gray, with only the cataloged red and pink felt-tip additions providing color.

Medium and Techniques

  • The object is cataloged as a developed gelatin silver print, and the image is visibly monochrome.

  • Photography Both · 99%

    The catalog classifies the object as a photograph, and the image is visibly photographic.

  • Mixed-Media Metadata · 98%

    The catalog describes a gelatin silver print with red and pink felt-tip applied to the recto; these colored interventions are also clearly visible in the image.

  • Drawing Visual · 84%

    Hand-applied colored marks are visible on the boy's cheek and near the lower-left area of the print, functioning as drawn graphic additions to the photograph.

Time Periods

  • Art of the 1960s Metadata · 90%

    The supplied catalog date range extends from 1960 to 1966, placing the work within the 1960s.

Geographic Regions

  • Japanese Art Metadata · 88%

    The catalog identifies Osaka as the place of origin, supporting an association with Japanese art.

Source & rights

Ed van der Elsken (mentioned on object). Portret van een onbekende jongen in schooluniform, Osaka. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.