An unsettling ink sketch of a gaunt elderly man in a suit, with dark tentacle-like shapes and coffee stains on the paper.

Frenzied hand-drawn portrait in a personal sketchbook, drawn under the influence of opium and absinthe, erratic charcoal and ink lines, compulsive overworking of the face, distorted proportions, repeated strokes as if trying to capture something impossible, stains on the paper, crude and sickly color washes, unsettling and obsessive mood, hints of horror symbolism unconsciously emerging, organic shapes emerging from the shadows of the drawing, lines suggesting tentacular forms without being explicit Portrait of an elderly New England aristocrat, late 80s, white male, english origin, gaunt face, sharp cheekbones, piercing tired eyes, thin white hair combed back, dressed in an old-fashioned three-piece suit slightly too large, vintage color portrait, dim interior lighting, heavy shadows under the eyes, aura of authority mixed with decay, sensual and oppressive atmosphere, subtle menace, 1930s See more