Portrait of P. Ryder, Son of the Artist’s Cousin
A young man sits upon a wooden bench, his presence anchored in a quiet, three-quarter length pose. He wears a cap and a garment of heavy fabric, his muscular arms resting with a natural, unforced weight. In his hand, he holds a small object, perhaps a thin pipe, a tiny detail that grounds him in a singular moment of repose. The light enters from the upper left, brushing against the…








