Drawing Pastel on Paper by Bob Meyer: Fantome De Paris, Framed

A young man in a long brown coat, a yellow patch on his chest, and a sidelong look that says very little.

Fantome de Paris is a framed pastel on paper by Bob Meyer, from France, made around 2014. Pastel has been a portraitist's medium since the 18th century, valued for its soft edges and its quick, direct color. The figure stands three-quarter length against a pale, mottled ground, dark hair cropped close. His coat falls nearly to the hem of the sheet, one hand resting at his side. The deckled paper floats within a black mat and a wide black frame. It is 39.5 inches wide and 50 high, with an image 22 inches wide and 31.75 high.

A ghost, apparently, with excellent posture.