Prospector

Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours and shading setting volume. Sourdough half-body, from the front, against a white background. The figure wears straw hat with wide brim and lifted up, slightly tilted forward head, looking toward the hand. Forearm bent on the right, toward the chest, hand sketched, with open palm suggesting contain something. On the left arm lying along the body. Wears shirt with half sleeve and neckline in "V". Might falling from the left side of the composition.