Self-Portrait
c. 1930
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lithograph
Dimensions
image: 352 x 254 mm paper: 470 x 343 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.2940
Art Historical Context
Alexander Zerdin Kruse's *Self-Portrait* (. 1930) invites viewers into a personal encounter with the artist himself, in a detailed lithograph measuring 352 x 254 mm on a larger sheet of 470 x 343 mm paper. Housed in the National Gallery Art's Department of Prints (CG-W) as part of the Reba and Dave Williams Collection, this work exemplifies the intimate tradition of self-portraiture, where artists often explored identity and craft through their own image. Lithography, the medium here, was a revolutionary 19th-century technique perfected by the early 20th century, allowing artists to draw dire...