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Summary:
Portrait of the artist as an elderly man seated with his body turned slightly to the right, his arms resting on the arms of his chair, and his gaze directed down. He wears a blue hat, a rumpled brown jacket, and a dark purple vest with a scarf tucked around the neckline.