A Self-Portrait with Good Right Hand

1963

Philip Evergood

Associated Names
Philip Evergood

Artist, American, 1901 - 1973

The image is a sketched drawing of a person in a three-quarter view, facing the viewer. The person has defined facial features, including eyes, a mustache, and a round face. They have medium-length, straight hair parted to the side. The person is holding a pencil or pen up to their cheek with their left hand. The background is plain, showing the drawing paper's surface. Beneath the sketch is handwritten text, which reads, "To George Biddle aug 1963 a self portrait with God’s right hand!!" along with the signature "Philip Evergood."
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George Biddle, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, 1963; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1974; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Artists and Their Circles, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 196, no. 1321.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: To George Biddle / Aug. 1963 / a self portrait with / good right hand!!; lower right in graphite: Philip Evergood

Watermarks

WHATMAN

Wikidata ID

Q64619420

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