A Neopolitan Beggar

c. 1892

Marietta Minnigerode Andrews

Associated Names
Marietta Minnigerode Andrews

Artist, American, 1869 - 1931

The image shows an artistic depiction of a woman standing, angled slightly to her right. She has a defined profile and dark hair partially covered by a white headscarf. She wears traditional attire with earthy tones and decorative patterns, holding a small object in her left hand. The background is minimal and blurred, emphasizing the subject.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Armistead Peter, III (Caroline Ogden-Jones), Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1976; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 150, no. 1013.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: A Neopolitan / Beggar -

Watermarks

J WHATMAN / 1889

Wikidata ID

Q64595297

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