Self-Portrait

c. 1920

Abraham F. Levinson

Associated Names
Abraham F. Levinson
Artist, American, 1883 - 1946
The image is a pencil sketch of a person's upper body and head. The person is depicted in a slightly turned head and shoulders position with facial features shown through shading, including prominent eyebrows, eyes looking at the viewer, a straight nose, and a closed mouth with lines indicating a serious expression. The person has short hair styled back or to the side, and is wearing a collared shirt and possibly a jacket. A pipe is drawn either hanging from the person's lips or by their mouth. The background is plain with no visible details, and the artist's signature "AF Levinson" is at the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. A. F. Levinson, New York, 1946; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1959; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Artists and Their Circles, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 177, no. 1200.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: A F Levinson; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 19

Wikidata ID

Q64533208

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