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Untitled (Portrait of a Man in a Library)

1938

Alexander Stern

Associated Names

Alexander Stern

Artist, American, 1904 - 1994

This is an etched portrait of a man seated and turned to the right. He has distinctive facial features, including a prominent nose and ears, wearing glasses with neatly combed back hair. He is dressed in a dark suit with a vest and a dress shirt. The background shows a library setting with bookshelves filled with books and a window behind the man.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

Image: 328 x 242 mm
Sheet: 385 x 289 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.528

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In the plate, lower left: Alexander Stern '38; lower right, F W Goudy. In blue ink: verso, bottom left, ETCHING (in caps); bottom right, 1938

Wikidata ID

Q76440955

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