Self-Portrait

c. 1920

Antonio Mancini

Associated Names
Antonio Mancini

Artist, Italian, 1852 - 1930

The image depicts an abstract portrait showing two faces. The figure on the left has a roughly applied texture of paint, capturing the prominent facial features with broad, expressive brushstrokes. This face has blurred edges that blend into the background. The overall appearance is dominated by earthy tones and deep shadows. To the right, there is a more faintly represented face with similarly rough and expressive strokes, featuring lighter brown and white streaks that indicate hair and a faint expression. Clothing is not distinctly depicted, and there is no jewelry or objects in hand visible. The background is a neutral textured canvas, and there is a signature by Mancini at the bottom right corner of the canvas.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist's family, by descent; private collection, New York; (Nissman, Abromson, Ltd., Brookline, MA); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2018

  • Bober, Jonathan. "Antonio Mancini, Self-Portrait." _National Gallery of Art Bulletin, no. 58 (Spring 2018): 30-31 (color).

Inscriptions

lower right in oil paint: A Mancini

Wikidata ID

Q64536273

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