Ancient Scholar

1984

Jack Levine

Associated Names
Jack Levine

Artist, American, 1915 - 2010

The image is a close-up portrait of a person featuring only the head and part of the face. The person's face is turned slightly to the right, showing visible facial features such as a prominent brow, closed or downcast eyes, and a subtly shaped mouth. The hair appears short and sparse. The image is done in a sketch-like style, making clothing details unclear. There are no apparent jewelry or objects, with the face being the focus. The background consists of abstract, cross-hatched patterns for texture and contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, roulette, and engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.67 × 20 cm (10 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 51.12 × 40.32 cm (20 1/8 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.145

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Prescott 1984, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jay Finkel, Washington, DC; acquired 2013 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 197/200; lower right in graphite: J Levine; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 510-01; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: ANCIENT SCHOLAR

Watermarks

ARCHES / FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q77005683

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