An art of suggestion par excellence, the work of Eugène CARRIERE (Gournay/Marne 1849-1906 Paris) evolved towards a monochrome of earth and ochre, inspiring PICASSO, which only retained the play of light and shadow. His art was praised by GAUGUIN and Maurice DENIS but remained misunderstood by the general public. In the 1880s, Eugène Carrière became friends with RODIN, with whom he shared a friendship and aesthetic conceptions; the sculptor entrusted him with the poster and the preface of the catalogue of his 1900 exhibition at the Pavillon de l’Alma. He was also the portraitist of VERLAINE, Edmond de GONCOURT, Isadora DUNCAN, GAUGUIN and Pablo CASALS. Witness of his time, Eugène CARRIERE participated in the movement of ideas: defense of Dreyfus alongside CLEMENCEAU and ZOLA, female emancipation, reflection on the death penalty, art in democracy, etc. Never dogmatic, he defended a humanism that placed human rights at the forefront. A precursor of an independent art, his final fight was the creation of the Salon d'Automne in 1903, of which he was Honorary President. He died on March 27, 1906 in his studio at the Villa des Arts in Montmartre. Still unknown to the general public, his work exhibited in the most prestigious museums around the world, the Musée d'Orsay, the Tate Gallery in London, the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg or the Museum of Modern Art in New York, remains to be discovered. This drawing is framed and has probably never been opened. It is most likely a portrait of Léon. The theme of the child portrait is very common in Eugène Carrière. Material: Chalk Theme: Child