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Investigating drawing - Pastel

Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, by R.B. Kitaj, 1986 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich
by R.B. Kitaj
1986
NPG 5892

The pastel has been rubbed in

The pastel has been applied smoothly to make the forehead appear rounder