Edith Halpert

1924

George C. Ault

Associated Names
George Ault

Artist, American, 1891 - 1948

The image depicts a pencil drawing of a woman's head and shoulders in profile view. She has large eyes, a straight nose, and closed lips. Her hair is styled in a bob. The drawing shows minimal detail in her clothing, focusing more on her shoulders. The background is plain and unadorned. There are faint lines and measurements around the portrait, indicating the artistic process involved.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Selections from the Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Huntington Galleries, West Virginia, 1979, no. 36

1981

  • A Collector's Eye: The Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1981, no. 6

2007

  • Olga Hirshhorn Collects: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: G. C. Ault '24.; upper center in graphite by unknown hand: 3"; center left in graphite by unknown hand: 3"; center right in graphite by unknown hand: 3"; lower center in graphite by unknown hand: 3" / mat only

Watermarks

MADE IN ENGLAND / LINEN FIBRE

Wikidata ID

Q64571291

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