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Self-Portrait

Stuart Davis (1892-1964)

Object Details

  • Date

    1919

  • Object Type

    Paintings

  • Medium

    Oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    22 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Verso:

    dated u.l., in paint: TIOGA, PA. 1919

    signed and titled u.r., in paint: STUART \ DAVIS \ SELF PORTRAIT

    u.l., gummed label, in ink: 740109 Kennedy Galleries \ w/ frame[sic.] Self Portrait [underlined] \ Davis

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    1975.29

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Stuart Davis / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Additional details

Location: On view
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