Head of a Young Man

c. 1818

Gustav Heinrich Naeke

Associated Names
Gustav Heinrich Naeke

Artist, German, 1786 - 1835

The image shows the upper part of a person's body, focusing on a side profile of the head and shoulders. The person is in a left-facing profile view, showcasing their facial features in detail. The drawing includes a straight nose, softly defined lips, long wavy hair falling past the shoulders, simple clothing, and a plain background. There are no jewelry or objects in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.5 x 22.7 cm (11 1/4 x 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.21.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Bassenge, Berlin, Auction 70 [28 November 1997], no. 5859,1, repr. p. 248);(C. G. Boerner Inc., Düsseldorf); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • German Drawings 1600 - 1900, C. G. Boerner Inc., New York, 1999, no. 21 and cover illustration.

Bibliography

2001

  • Robison, Andrew, "Later American Collectors of Later German Drawings," Master Drawings 39, no. 2, Summer 2001, 187-188, fig. 19.

Watermarks

E & C

Wikidata ID

Q64572784

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