Federico Castellón

"Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man"
1948

A black and white etching titled "Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man" depicting an older male figure in the foreground with a contemplative expression, looking off to the side. In the background, there are two framed images on the wall, one of a reclining nude figure and another of a face, as well as a smaller figure seated in profile. The artwork has a rough, textured style, and the artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.
A black and white etching titled "Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man" depicting an older male figure in the foreground with a contemplative expression, looking off to the side. In the background, there are two framed images on the wall, one of a reclining nude figure and another of a face, as well as a smaller figure seated in profile. The artwork has a rough, textured style, and the artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1948

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/8 × 15 5/8in. (28.9 × 39.7 cm) Plate: 8 15/16 × 11 15/16in. (22.7 × 30.3 cm)

Accession number
96.68.39

Edition
8/50

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York NY

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Federico Castellón
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