A Philosopher

1720s

Paul Troger

Associated Names
Paul Troger

Artist, Austrian, 1698 - 1762

The image shows a bust view of a person, depicted from the shoulders up. The individual is positioned in a three-quarter view, with their head turned slightly to the left. The person has an aged appearance with a furrowed brow, a pronounced nose, and flowing hair that is full and slightly unkempt, cascading down over the forehead and ears. Their facial hair includes a full beard, which blends into the longer hair. The person is wearing a loose-fitting, long-sleeved garment. They are leaning on a flat surface, likely a book or manuscript. The background consists of dense cross-hatching and lines, suggesting a textured or patterned wall behind the figure, with some angled structural beams overhead.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.8 x 8 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 11.4 x 8.3 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.98.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas Graf, Berlin (1878 - 1951)(Lugt 1092a). Wilhelm Soldan, Berlin, after 1950 (Lugt undescribed). (sale, Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, 4-5 June 1999, lot 6026); (C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 1999 with funds contributed by The Ahmanson Foundation.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 2.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: P.T. f.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Troger N. 2

Wikidata ID

Q75425071

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