Portrait of Anatole France
Artist
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
(French, 1859 - 1923)
CultureFrench
Date1920
MediumInk | Laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (15.6 x 19.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
InscribedSigned "Steinlen/Paris 1920" lower right. Circled "D.F.P." in pale ink stamped on back. Laid paper with watermark "O C J Extra Super". Written on back "Steinlen Anatole France de Nra Mts Le Gane 1929 G 2?16553". Circled "Douane Centrale Paris" in black stamped on back.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.83
Not on view
DescriptionInk on paper drawing of an old bearded man.ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition HistoryDrawing of the Month, March 1959 & April 1959. Published ReferencesSPARK'S CATALOGUE, #115, $75. "Museum Piece of the Week," VIRGINIA PILOT, 5/1/1959.
