Self-Portrait at Forty-five

c.1912

Frank Brangwyn

Associated Names
Frank Brangwyn

Artist, British, 1867 - 1956

The image shows a sketch of a man's head and shoulders in a three-quarter view facing to the left. The man has a full beard and mustache, with short hair combed back. His expression is in shadow, creating depth. He is wearing a garment with a collar suggesting a jacket. In the background, there are lighter outlines resembling a wall with faint sketch marks of a vase or similar object. Below the image, there is handwritten text that appears reflective or personal.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.6 x 14 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
    image: 11.5 x 11 cm (4 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.61

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by F. Lewis (according to note on mount); given by Lewis to Kerrison Preston, 1950 (his sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 1 May 1974, lot 62); (Brian Sewell, London); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1952

  • Works by Sir Frank Brangwyn RA, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1952, no. 315.

Bibliography

1952

  • "Portrait of the Artist No. 98: Sir Frank Brangwyn." Art News and Review. London, 1952: 1, repro.

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 167 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, upper right in black chalk: FB; by artist, across bottom in graphite: to do one thing [and] to do it / well. for my part i have / done many things [and] done / them ill. [?] / FB at 45; by later hand on mount, along bottom in graphite: From Sir Frank Brangwyn RA to [Mr?] F. Lewis (publisher) / From F. Lewis [to?] Kerrison Preston 1950 / [Not deciphered].

Wikidata ID

Q64569794

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