Self-Portrait before an Easel
Purchased with funds provided by the Searle Family Trust and Anne Searle Meers (Bent)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1782
- Dimensions
- Image: 17.7 × 12.4 cm (7 × 4 15/16 in.); Plate: 18.2 × 12.7 cm (7 3/16 × 5 in.); Sheet: 24.8 × 19.7 cm (9 13/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Anton Graff
Artist
Painting
Anton Graff was a Saxon artist known for portrait painting and drawing in the late 18th century. Active in Dresden, he developed a method of rendering physiognomy with careful attention to individual character. His work remained rooted in observational practice and the tradition of formal portraiture.
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Record
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- Anton Graff
- Year
- 1782
- Dimensions
- Image: 17.7 × 12.4 cm (7 × 4 15/16 in.); Plate: 18.2 × 12.7 cm (7 3/16 × 5 in.); Sheet: 24.8 × 19.7 cm (9 13/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1782-000967
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified