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P. Jackson Higgs

active early 20th century

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The head and chest of a man with pale pink skin, a honey-blond beard, and curly, mahogany-brown hair around a receding hairline fills this vertical portrait painting. His body and head are tipped to our left and he looks at or toward us with olive-green eyes. He has a long, pointed nose with lines around the nostrils leading down to his sweeping mustache. His soft beard below is trimmed to a point. His full, salmon-pink lips are closed. Faint sage green shades the inner corners of his eyes and the dips at his temples, beneath a shiny, balding head. His brown locks float around his face as if lifted by a breeze. His shoulders are enveloped by a chocolate-brown cloak, probably fur, and a swipe of vivid white paint at the back of his neck suggests a high, white collar. The background is mottled with rust-red, copper, and gold. The portrait is loosely painted in some areas, especially the fur cloak and background.
Anonymous Artist, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620, oil on panel, Timken Collection, 1960.6.33

Peter Paul Rubens

Anonymous Artist · c. 1620 · oil on panel ·  Accession ID  1960.6.33

The image shows a portrait of a person from the waist up. The individual is facing slightly to the right with their head turned towards the viewer. The person has fair skin, green eyes, dark curly hair, and is wearing a white gown with lace trims on the shoulders and neckline. In addition, there is a green draped fabric that complements the attire. The background is a warm-toned gradient.
Anonymous Artist, Miss Jean Christie, c. 1810/1830, oil on canvas, Gift of Jean McGinley Draper, 1954.9.1

Miss Jean Christie

Anonymous Artist · c. 1810/1830 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1954.9.1

Bibliography

1929

  • ArtNews. (21 December 1929): 5.