2005.270: Portrait of the artist in a hat, etching
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.270
- People
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Augustus Edwin John, British, Welsh (Tenby, Wales 1878 - 1961 Fordingbridge, England)
- Title
- Portrait of the artist in a hat, etching
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- circa 1902
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/12121
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Etching and drypoint, touched with pencil
- Technique
- Etching and drypoint
- Dimensions
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plate: 12.6 x 10.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 in.)
sheet: 27.7 x 21.9 cm (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: upper right in image: "John f."
- inscription: recto u.r. in image, ink, etching, signed, in artist's hand: John f.
- inscription: recto l.r. margin, pencil, signed, in artist's hand: Augustus E John
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Dodgson 5
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
- Copyright
- © Estate of Augustus Edwin John / Bridgeman Images
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.270
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Commentary
- Augustus John studied at the Slade School of Art at University College London. Although not very well known today, he was called one of the most celebrated artists of his day. Much of his work consists of portraits. His portrait etchings were recognized for the intensity of their psychological insights and considered "cruel" in their truth of depiction. This self-portrait signals John's familiarity with Rembrandt's etched self-portraits. In the portrait (Dodgson 5), the artist wears a hat similar to Rembrandt's and sits in a like posture, while also holding an etching plate and stylus.
Verification Level
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