Edouard de Jans, Belgian
“What. I AM Smiling. This Is Me Smiling.” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
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MASTERPIECE #3721
/// Portrait of the Painter Charles Verlat.
In his studio, stiffly he sat
holding palette and brush,
wishing Edouard would rush.
“I could paint you twice faster than that!”
/// Facing facts he had once been ignoring,
for the work to end soon he’s imploring.
As for hours he sits there
he’s acutely aware
that to model for artists is boring.
/// During each endless oil-painting session,
de Jans captured his colleague’s expression.
One can see on his face
how he felt in this place—
some depression with flares of aggression.