Portrait of a young soldier by Daniel Chapin 1917

Portrait of a young soldier, oil on canvas, size 38 cm x 46 cm, with frame 60 cm x 68 cm, dated 1917.

Portrayed against a neutral background to better reveal the character's psychology, the painter succeeds here in infusing a striking realism into this handsome young soldier. His lively blue-eyed gaze seems determined and echoes his blue draped uniform, with his service number embroidered on the collar.

Former collection of Jacques Petithory, a famous collector of drawings and paintings who donated the work to the Bayonne museum.