Amish Elder (small plate)

1945-1946

Arthur W. Heintzelman

Associated Names
Arthur William Heintzelman

Artist, American, 1891 - 1965

Miniature Print Society

Publisher

The image portrays a man's head and upper torso in a portrait drawing. The man is depicted facing slightly to the side with a three-quarter view of his face. His features include a prominent forehead, deep-set eyes, and curly dark hair. He is dressed in a collared shirt or garment underneath a dark sweater or jacket, with no visible jewelry or objects in hand. The background is plain with a light, neutral color, and there is a margin of plain paper surrounding the drawing. The artist's signature, "Arthur W. Heintzelman," is visible below the portrait.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.62 × 6.03 cm (3 × 2 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.5 × 20.32 cm (9 1/4 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1221

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Smith 2004, no. 269, fifth state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2004

  • Smith, Donald Eugene. The Prints of Arthur Wm. Heintzelman. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 2004, pp. 197, 252, no. 269.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Arthur Wm. Heintzelman

Wikidata ID

Q77011944

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