Study of an Arab Head

1895

Hubert von Herkomer

Associated Names
Hubert von Herkomer

Artist, German, 1849 - 1914

The image shows a head and part of the shoulders of an older man. The man's head is slightly tilted with a downward gaze. He has deeply set eyes, a prominent nose, a full beard and mustache, and textured hair and facial hair. He wears a cloth or turban around his head. The background is a simple, muted tone, and the artwork may be a sketch or etching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    Herkomergravure on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.1 x 18.2 cm (9 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 x 23.1 cm (12 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.129

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003.

Inscriptions

lower right in image: HH 95

Wikidata ID

Q76342424

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