Portrait of a Man, Turned Right

1895

Fausto Vagnetti

Associated Names
Fausto Vagnetti

Artist, Italian, 1876 - 1954

The image shows an illustration of a person's upper body. The individual is positioned slightly turned to the side but gazes towards the viewer. The facial features are sharp and well-defined, with strong cheekbones and a determined expression. The hair is dark and wavy. The person is dressed in a light-colored shirt with an open collar underneath a dark vest. There is no visible jewelry, and the individual holds no objects. The background is plain.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on gray wove paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55 × 40.2 cm (21 5/8 × 15 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.66.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent through the artist's family until 2016; (Carta Fine Art Ltd., London); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Fausto Vagnetti, il disegno e la pittura, Anghiari, Museo Statale di Palazzo Taglieschi, 2004, no page number.

Inscriptions

lower left: [not deciphered] 1895; lower right in chalk: Fausto Vagnetti / 1895

Watermarks

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