Self-Portrait (Selbstporträt)

1927

Paul Gangolf

Associated Names
Paul Gangolf

Artist, German, German, 1879 - 1936

The image depicts a sketch of a person's head and shoulders. The person is facing partially towards the viewer with their head turned slightly to one side. Features such as the eyes, nose, and lips are emphasized with angular lines and sharp contours. The person's short, receding hair is visible, and they are wearing a high-collared garment. There are no visible jewelry or objects in their hands. The background is plain, with a lightly sketched texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32 × 28 cm (12 5/8 × 11 in.)
    plate: 12 × 10 cm (4 3/4 × 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.217

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rathenau 1964, no. 43

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Cole Kainen [1929-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased November 26, 2005; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1964

  • Rathenau, Ernest. Im Memoriam Paul Gangolf. Berlin: Euphorin Verlag, 1964, no. 43.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: PG [monogram] / PARIS ALT 46 3/4 JAHRE; lower right in plate: 2/3.III.27; signed by artist, lower right under platemark, in graphite: Gangolf

Markings

stamp, verso center, in black ink: R [stamped twice]

Wikidata ID

Q76556377

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