About the Artwork
Head of a Man
20th century
Albert Edward Sterner
1863-1946
American
Unknown
Drypoint printed in black ink on japan paper
Plate: 9 × 7 inches (22.9 × 17.8 cm) Sheet: 13 1/2 × 10 3/4 inches (34.3 × 27.3 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Dr. C. J. Robertson
50.228
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, in pencil, lower right: Albert Sterner
Inscribed, in pencil, lower left: Ed only proof of | this state. Inscribed, immediately below signature, lower right: imp. 33 Inscribed, lower left corner: vvf. on Japan. Inscribed, center bottom margin: "The Last Proof" | [erasures] - Drypoint- Inscribed, lower right corner: 36- Inscribed, in green pencil, lower left corner: 440 [circled]
Provenance
1950-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Albert Edward Sterner, Head of a Man, 20th century, drypoint printed in black ink on japan paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. C. J. Robertson, 50.228.
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