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Self-Portrait

Painting of a light-skinned woman in dark lighting. She looks serious, has angular features, and wears a hat.

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  • Painting of a light-skinned woman in dark lighting. She looks serious, has angular features, and wears a hat.

Date:

1942

Artist:

Gertrude Abercrombie (American, 1909–1977)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Gertrude Abercrombie

Title

Self-Portrait

Place

Chicago (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1942

Medium

Oil on Masonite

Inscriptions

Signed and dated, bottom right, in white paint: Abercrombie 42

Dimensions

12.1 × 8.9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Katharine Kuh

Reference Number

1994.551

Extended information about this artwork

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