Isidore PILS

Probably drawn in Italy, early in the artist’s career, this portrait of an unidentified young man speaks to the artist’s interest and sympathy for the common people. In many of his works, Isidore Pils paid particular attention to the representation of women, children and adolescents, something that firmly established him as one of the most prominent realist painters of his generation. Drawing played an important part in Pils’ creative process, as he made numerous drawings and oil sketches in preparation for each of his paintings and particularly for individual figures within each composition.