Henry James

June 12, 1906

Alvin Langdon Coburn

Associated Names
Alvin Langdon Coburn

Artist, British, born United States, 1882 - 1966

The image shows a close-up profile of an older man's upper body, from the chest up. He is seated with his head tilted down and his hand resting under his chin. The man's facial features include a prominent nose, a receding hairline, and thinning hair that is combed back. He is wearing a dark suit jacket with a white shirt collar visible. On his hand, which supports his chin, he wears a ring. The background is plain and slightly blurred. The overall tone of the image is sepia.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.9 × 16 cm (7 13/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.7 × 23.1 cm (12 1/16 × 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.64

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left printed in black ink: X; lower right: G; signed by Henry James, lower right in black ink underlined: Henry James; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom left in purple ink: DR1183

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