When Al Hirschfeld was 99 years old, he drew Paul Newman in caricature (the process took 8 hours!). Here’s a clip from the documentary film The Line King by Susan Dryfoos.
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Jenny
What a cool way to live at 99! Still drawing all the time and living in his own house. Amazing that his hands were still steady, too…
Tinderbox
For those who enjoyed this, I strongly recommend the Jacques Rivette film “La Belle Noiseuse” (1990) starring Michel Piccoli and Emmanuelle Béart. Watching the creation of a masterpiece painting from early sketches to final painting, long stretches of it in real time looking over the shoulder as the artist draws and explores his subject.
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