Self-Portrait with Four Other Studies

1907/1909

Umberto Boccioni

Associated Names
Umberto Boccioni

Artist, Italian, 1882 - 1916

The etching depicts several partial figures. On the left is a man's face with angular features. Next to him is a woman's upper body leaning forward. Above her is another figure with long hair. At the top right is a head in profile. In the lower right is a child in a coat with raised hands. The background is plain, highlighting the detailed faces and figures with minimal detail around them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint printed in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18 × 28.6 cm (7 1/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 33.5 × 45.4 cm (13 3/16 × 17 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.90.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bellini 2004, no. 16, variant B

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia, after 1957; their dry stamp); Private collection, Milan; (Stanza del Borgo, Milan); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1972

  • Bellini, Paolo. Catalogo completo dell'opera grafica di Umberto Boccioni. (Milan, 1972): no. 16, variant B

Markings

dry stamp of Libreria Antiquaria Prandi

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