Study of a Seated Man in Profile (Presumed Self-Portrait)
Artist
František Kupka(Czech, 1871–1957)Czech, 1871–1957
CultureCzech
Titles
- Study of a Seated Man in Profile (Presumed Self-Portrait)
Date1907
MediumBlack chalk on wove paper
DimensionsSheet (irregular): 6 13/16 × 5 3/8 in. (17.3 × 13.7 cm)
Frame: 11 1/4 × 9 13/16 × 7/8 in. (28.6 × 24.9 × 2.2 cm)
Frame: 11 1/4 × 9 13/16 × 7/8 in. (28.6 × 24.9 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Art + Paper 2025
Object number2025.300
Non exposé
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Department
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Exhibition HistoryNone known
Published References Carola Scisci, Ambroise Duchemin Catalogue 2025, Paris: Ambroise Duchemin, 2025, pp. 48-49, illus. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in ink, lower right: Kupka
Verso: [inaccessible]
Verso: [inaccessible]
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Catalogue raisonnéNone
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