The Flowered Toque

1919

Augustus John

Associated Names
Augustus John

Artist, Welsh, 1878 - 1961

An image of a portrait showing the upper body of a person in a slightly tilted position. The individual's head is slightly angled to the left, with prominent facial features including eyes and lips. The person has curly hair adorned with three floral decorations. They are dressed in a loose-fitting garment with circular buttons at the collar. The background consists of sketch-like lines, adding texture without depicting a discernible scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.9 x 19.4 cm (7 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.5 x 21.2 cm (11 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.134

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1931, no. 68

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia?); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased May 1, 1964?; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1931

  • Dodgson, Campbell. "Additions to the Catalogue of the Etchings by Augustus John, R.A." Print Collector's Quarterly 18 (1931): 270-287.

Inscriptions

by the artist, lower right in graphite: John.; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Augustus E. John; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: A Girl's Head, H.; The Flowered Tocque / E.D. 68

Wikidata ID

Q76336368

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