Autorretrato con Ursula (Self-Portrait with Ursula)

1938

Annemarie Heinrich

Associated Names
Annemarie Heinrich

Artist, Argentinean, born Germany, 1912 - 2005

The image shows a surreal view reflected in a large, shiny sphere. In the reflection, a person is visible crouching and smiling, with their facial features slightly distorted due to the sphere's curvature. The person has light-colored hair, wears eyeglasses, a patterned top, and a light-colored skirt, with hands resting on their knees. Two large hands hold the sphere. The background includes wooden flooring, shadows in the room, and a window adding light.

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Provenance

Annemarie Heinrich [d.2005], Buenos Aires, Argentina; by descent to Alicia Sanguinetti, Heinrich's daughter; NGA purchase (through Nailya Alexander Gallery, New York), 2018.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Annemarie Heinrich; vertical along right edge: Autoretrato [sic] [self-portrait]; center: 36; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: v. 7972

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