Self-Portrait: Caricatures

c. 1918

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image contains a pencil sketch on a piece of paper with roughened edges. The main focus is a head portrayed from the shoulders up. The face has a heavy expression with wrinkles and sagging features, indicating an elderly person. The hair is sparse and thinning. The sketch includes additional drawings such as a whimsical face in profile on the left and a mix of shapes and textures at the top right. The paper shows handwritten notes and the word "SQUARETOES" beneath the central figure. The background is plain with the paper texture visible.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1988

  • Borghi & Co,. Visions of Italy, 1988, 77.

Inscriptions

notations overall; upper left in graphite: 21 (circled, upside down); upper left verso in pen: and ink by unknown hand: 37 (upside down)

Wikidata ID

Q64558439

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