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Portrait of Karl Marx. (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Vostok_@hexbear.net to c/art@hexbear.net

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Made for practicing portraits.

One of my friends told me the eyes make him look like a vampire, so I kept them as they were, gives the portrait a nice Romanian touch.

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[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think Marx had near-black irises, both from looking at photos of him and descriptions from the time like this:

His physique is well knit, massive, erect. He has the head of a man of intellect, and the features of a cultivated Jew. His hair and beard are long, and iron-gray in color. His eyes are glittering black, shaded by a pair of bushy eyebrows.

Obviously not endorsing the physiognomy there.

Edit: Awesome portrait, just wanted to mention since you were discussing eye color.