Self-Portrait

c. 1947

Franz Kline

Associated Names
Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

The image shows a rough sketch depicting an upper body view of a seated person. The person is in a sitting position with one arm raised near the shoulder and the other arm resting lower. The facial features are minimally defined with simple contours for the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the hair is roughly outlined as short. The figure is wearing what appears to be a robe or drape loosely sketched around the shoulders and chest. No jewelry or objects are visible. The background consists of simple lines representing a chair, drawn in an opaque brown color on plain beige paper.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the Artist; Elisabeth R. Zogbaum, New York; gift to NGA, 2016

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64570576

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