Head of a Boy

c. 1890-1900

Gari Melchers

Artist, American, 1860 - 1932

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1930; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1938

  • The Last 100 Years in American Prints and Drawings, Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland, 1938

1949

  • American Portraits, Watkins Gallery, American University, Washington, DC, 1949

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

1990

  • Gari Melchers: A Retrospective Exhibition, Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg, Florida; Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1990-1991

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 121, no. 813.

Inscriptions

lower center in charcoal: G. Melchers

Wikidata ID

Q64571006

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