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Self-Portrait, Bust Facing Front by Max Slevogt

Self-Portrait, Bust Facing Front

Max Slevogt · 1888

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DETAILS
Artist
Max Slevogt
Date
1888
Medium
Drypoint on ivory wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 25 × 20 cm (9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 40 × 32.5 cm (15 3/4 × 12 13/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Germany
Credit line
Gift of J. K. Thannhauser
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