Preller, Alexis
The Great King
- 1962
- Oil on canvas
- Signed and dated, bottom right corner
- 71 x 97,5 cm
In this left-profile portrait, Preller presents a monumental ruler through stylised, angular forms that recall ancient Egyptian imagery. The elongated neck rings and flattened features heighten the work’s formal severity while the restrained palette and carefully controlled composition lend the figure an air of authority and timelessness.
