Portrait of Baptista

Composition in black and white. Lines defining edges and shading defining volume. Portrait of the artist's father sitting against plain background. The man is 3/4 facing left, has a square face, thin and short hair, broad forehead with a few wrinkles, sunken eyes turned to the left, straight nose, thin closed lips, sharp chin with thin and short beard, wearing a suit. He has the arms along the body with his hands resting on the legs. the right arm is the arm of the chair is suggested. The composition is cut just below the knee of the portrayed.