Noah Valentyn
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Fort Kijkduin / 2020 · Rijksmuseum Muiderslot / 2021

Crying Boys

Vulnerability, seen up close.

10 of 33 works
Frontal portrait with a cap

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Blue and gold collar

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Beard and dark jumper

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Checked shirt

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Looking to the side

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Red jumper

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Cap and angled pose

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Looking beyond the frame

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Portrait in a dark blue shirt

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Portrait in a striped shirt

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About the work

Crying Boys gives male vulnerability a place in the portrait. Tears and subtle changes of expression become the subject. Inspired by Giovanni Bragolin’s crying children, the project grew into 33 portraits. The works shown here are a selection from the complete series.

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