Malinconia (Melancholy, or Head of a Woman)

before 1913

Luigi Conconi

Associated Names
Luigi Conconi

Artist, Italian, 1852 - 1917

The image shows a portrait of a person from the upper shoulders up. The individual has their head slightly tilted to the right and their eyes closed or looking down. The facial features are soft and slightly blurred, focusing on the eyes, nose, and lips. The hair is short and indistinct, blending with the background. The person is not wearing prominent clothing. The background consists of muted earthy tones blending with the subject's image. There are no visible accessories or objects in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    monotype etching printed in color on parchment

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.2 × 14.4 cm (8 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.)
    sheet ( irregular and cut within platemark on sides): 29.2 × 14.4 cm (11 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.67.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bianchi-Ginex 1994: no. 58, State ii/iii?

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe Srl, Milan); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Bianchi, Matteo, and Giovanna Ginex, eds.Luigi Conconi: incisore. Milan, 1994, no. 58, ii/iii?

Inscriptions

recto: lower left in plate: L Conconi; lower left below image in graphite: LConconi; verso: none

Markings

none

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