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Self-Portrait

A work made of graphite (recto and verso) on ivory wove paper.

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  • A work made of graphite (recto and verso) on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1927

Artist:

Stina Forssell
Swedish, 1906-1970

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Stina Forssell

Title

Self-Portrait

Place

Sweden (Artist's nationality:)

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.

1927

Medium

Graphite (recto and verso) on ivory wove paper

Inscriptions

Monogrammed lower right, in graphite: “S.F.”; signed and dated, lower right corner, in graphite: “S Forssell 1927”

Dimensions

23.5 × 17.7 cm (9 5/16 × 7 in.)

Credit Line

Margaret Day Blake Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2024.153

Extended information about this artwork

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