Hindu (from the "Drawings from India" series)

In 1956, Tadeusz Kulisiewicz traveled to India. His increasingly synthetic style is evident in the portrait of the Hindu man. The figure is depicted from the waist up, wearing a turban. Leaning forward, he rests his forearms on something that extends beyond the picture plane. Kulisiewicz constructed the figure of the anonymous Hindu using a few soft lines. Despite the economical use of artistic means, the artist has created a psychological portrait — the subject appears tired and resigned.