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Please note how the artist has used all the outlined elements to create a sense of space for the sitter, although there is such little room in the entire picture plane.
1. Even though the ears should be the same size the slight tilt of the head enables the artist to paint the other ear smaller. By slightly varying the size, one ear seems to recede more.
2. The purest color is towards the center and diminishes as the planes of the head recede. One ear can hardly be distinguished as such. The color used is not only extremely muted, but also is in the same value of the background.
3. Look at the detail of the beard. Our right side shows more detail of the facial hair then the left side. If you had this man stand this close to you, you would probably be able to see more of an equal amount of distinguishable facial hair, yet it seems that the artist has chosen to give less detail to enhance depth of the space in which he has placed this individual.
4. The hair, beard and clothing show more detail on the side closest to us and diminish in intensity as you follow the slight tilt of this man
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