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c. 1910

Joseph Stella

Associated Names
Joseph Stella

Artist, American, 1877 - 1946

The image is a sketch showing the upper half of a man's body in profile facing right. He appears to be leaning forward slightly. His facial features are depicted with shadows, his hair is short and styled. He is wearing a suit with a collar and a tie or bow tie. The background is simple, signed with the name 'Frank Stella' in cursive in the lower right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 15.9 x 12.7 cm (6 1/4 x 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.109

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 98.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Joseph Stella; in later hand, lower left verso in blue ink: (collector's notes)

Wikidata ID

Q64591371

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