Woman of Scanno

1926

Robert Austin

Associated Names
Robert Austin

Artist, British, 1895 - 1973

Twenty-One Gallery

Publisher

The image shows an upper body view of a person, cut off just below the waist. The person is seated or standing in a three-quarter view facing to the right, with both hands resting one over the other. The facial features are distinctly outlined, with prominent cheekbones and a slightly forward gaze. The hair is styled with braided sections coiled at the side, covered by a structured headpiece with two pointed sections above the person's forehead. The attire consists of a garment with wide, puffed sleeves and button decorations down the front, along with a decorative collar. The person wears dangling earrings and antique-styled attire. The background is plain.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.32 × 15.56 cm (8 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.965

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine Art Society 2001, no. 72, iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

  • Dodgson, Campbell. A Catalogue of Etchings and Engravings by Robert Austin, R.E., 1913-1929. London: Twenty-One Gallery, 1930, no. 72, iv/iv.

2001

  • Drawings and Prints by Robert Sargent Austin, with a Complete Catalog of His Prints. London: Fine Art Society, 2001, no. 72.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: R.S.A; lower center in plate: P; lower center in graphite: Robert Austin

Wikidata ID

Q64961259

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