A Portrait
1910
Medium
photogravure
Dimensions
image: 12 × 9.3 cm (4 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.) sheet: 22.5 × 14.7 cm (8 7/8 × 5 13/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll
Accession Number
2025.15.35
Art Historical Context
**A Portrait** by George H. See, created in 1910, viewers into the intimate world of early 20th-century photography. This delicate photogravure measures just 12 × 9.3 cm for the image on a 22.5 × 14.7 cm sheet, suggesting a personal, handheld scale perfect for private contemplation. Seeley, an American photographer active during the Pictorialist era crafted works that blurred the line between photography and fine art, emphasizing mood and atmosphere over sharp documentary detail. Photogravure, the medium here, was a sophisticated photomechanical process that etched photographic images onto co...