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Profile of a Young Man

1932

George Biddle

Associated Names

George Biddle

Artist, American, 1885 - 1973

The image shows a head and shoulders portrait of a man in a three-quarter view, looking slightly to the side. His features include a prominent brow, deep-set eyes, and a shadowed face. He has short, slightly tousled hair and wears a collared garment. The background is dark, creating high contrast that highlights the shadows on his face. The image is signed "Biddle 1932" in the lower left corner and "George Biddle" on the lower right border.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook
Dimensions

image: 26.3 x 20.4 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
sheet: 47.6 x 34.9 cm (18 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

1987.41.13

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Biddle 1932; lower right below image in graphite: George Biddle.; lower left in graphite: 25/41

Wikidata ID

Q74876518

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