Al Hirschfeld Draws Paul Newman.



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.

Link [YouTube video]


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Posted on December 5, 2006 at 2:06 pm by yayo
Category: Cartoon & Comic, Video Clips

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2 comments to "Al Hirschfeld Draws Paul Newman."

  • Jenny
    December 5th, 2006 at 8:24 pm

    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
    December 7th, 2006 at 8:55 pm

    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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