Self-Portrait 1908
Abraham Walkowitz
American Art
The slightly turned view of the face and the sidelong gaze seen here are characteristic of self-portraits, which were often done while looking in a mirror. This method produces a reverse image of the subject (compare Max Weber's portrait of Walkowitz, also on this screen, in which the part in the hair appears on the opposite side).
MEDIUM
Oil on canvas
DATES
1908
DIMENSIONS
21 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (54 x 47 cm)
SIGNATURE
Signed upper left in black: "A. WALKOWITZ / 1908"; signed lower left: A Walkowitz / 1908"; signed verso on stretcher: "Walkowitz / A Portrait"
ACCESSION NUMBER
44.69
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the artist
MUSEUM LOCATION
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