Self-Portrait

c. 1926

Edmund Kesting

Associated Names
Edmund Kesting

Artist, German, 1892 - 1970

The image shows a person from the shoulders up, partially obscured by smoke. The person's face is in profile, with soft lighting enhancing the texture of their skin, and their hair appears to be combed back. They are holding a smoking pipe close to their lips. Their attire consists of a jacket and a striped bow tie. There are no visible jewelry items. The background is blurred, with vertical lines that could be curtains or shadows.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

L. Parker Stephenson, New York; NGA purchase, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

photographer's stamp on mount, lower left below image in black ink: kestingfoto;
on verso, by unknown hand, top right corner in graphite: 000421; lower middle: ~1926 Kere Belisti _mit Plaumat; bottom left corner: F236538 A844/179

Wikidata ID

Q64147064

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