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Luigi Conconi

Associated Names
Luigi Conconi

Artist, Italian, 1852 - 1917

The image shows a person in a head and shoulders view. The person is turned slightly to the side with a contemplative gaze. Their facial features are delicately rendered, with a strong jawline and shadowed eyes. They have relatively short hair, blending into a wide-brimmed hat. The clothing is suggested with sketchy lines, possibly indicating a collared garment. The style is sketch-like with cross-hatching for depth and shading. The background is abstract with sketch-like textures, focusing on the figure without specific details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 48 × 33.5 cm (18 7/8 × 13 3/16 in.)
    plate: 10 × 6 cm (3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.46.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bianchi-Ginex 1994, no. 9, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Bianchi, Matteo, and Giovanna Ginex, eds.Luigi Conconi: incisore. Milan, 1994, no. 9.

Inscriptions

by later hand, verso lower center, in graphite: CONCONI

Watermarks

A.G / FABR [cut off]

Wikidata ID

Q76561914

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