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The image portrays the upper portion of a woman's body in profile. She faces to the right, displaying her shoulders, neck, and head. Her hair is styled in an updo secured with a ribbon or band. The woman has a gentle expression, with prominent features like her nose and lips. She is not wearing any clothing, bringing focus to her neck, shoulders, and hair. The background is neutral, and the composition is enclosed within a circular frame. The portrait is mounted on a matte board with a signature in the bottom right corner.
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The image portrays the upper portion of a woman's body in profile. She faces to the right, displaying her shoulders, neck, and head. Her hair is styled in an updo secured with a ribbon or band. The woman has a gentle expression, with prominent features like her nose and lips. She is not wearing any clothing, bringing focus to her neck, shoulders, and hair. The background is neutral, and the composition is enclosed within a circular frame. The portrait is mounted on a matte board with a signature in the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A Study

James Wells Champney

Date
1901
Medium
photogravure in red on chine collé mounted on white paper and on gray wove paper
Dimensions
image (diameter): 11.3 x 11.3 cm (4 7/16 x 4 7/16 in.) sheet: 13.6 x 12.7 cm (5 3/8 x 5 in.) mount: 28.5 x 19.5 cm (11 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.) mount: 38.1 x 28 cm (15 x 11 in.)
Classification
Photograph · Print
Accession number
2002.120.39
Credit line
Anonymous Gift
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
American Pictorial Photography, Series Two

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • photogravure
Provenance

Private collection; gift to NGA, 2002.

Inscription

On mount, lower left in graphite: 16; on bottom mount, lower right in graphite: J Wells Champney

NGA object ID 127458. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.