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Artist |
Delaney, Beauford |
Title |
Untitled (Self-portrait Study) |
Medium |
Ink on spiral notebook paper |
Date |
late 1950s |
Description |
Beauford Delaney (Knoxville 1901-1979 Paris) Untitled (Self-Portrait Study), late 1950s Ink on spiral notebook paper 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 2015 purchase with funds provided by the Rachael Patterson Young Art Acquisition Reserve Over the course of his fifty-year career, Beauford Delaney produced many highly inventive and insightful portraits and self-portraits, the vast majority of which are head studies. These nine related self-portraits showcase Beauford Delaney's ability to explore various aspects of his own complex persona. They appear to have been dashed off quickly during a single studio session. |
Catalog Number |
2015.01.03 |
Search Terms |
Ink drawings Drawings Paper Portraits Portrait drawings Self-portraits LBGTQ+ Artist |
Credit line |
purchase with funds provided by the Rachael Patterson Young Art Acquisition Reserve |