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Originally Posted by Mike McCarty
Regarding Daniel Greene -- I find that his portrayal of the subjects he paints far less glamorized than most. He instead seems to embrace the obvious humanity of the individual, instead of trying to create a false facade. In the case of Robert Beverly Hale -- the eyes cast down, looking as a man might who's lived a long life. The craggy hands painted not in suggestion, or hidden behind the coat, but up front in detail.
And to the right, the geometric guidelines suggesting some of the elements of draftsmanship. Yet, not eliminated at the end, but left as part of the composition.
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According to Daniel Greene, Mr. Hale was in fact in very frail condition when this work was done. If I recall correctly, this was not the original pose -- or was at least just one of two poses -- as Mr. Hale was too weak to hold a pose for any length of time. I think Greene said that Hale had trouble even keeping his hands crossed in this pose. (There