Leon Kelly

Head of a Young Man
1928

An ink drawing on aged paper featuring a detailed profile of a man's face on the left and a sketch of a muscular figure with an unclear face on the right. The artwork exhibits strong shading and line work, with some handwritten notes faintly visible near the top right corner. The paper is mounted on a larger sheet with a frayed edge at the bottom.
An ink drawing on aged paper featuring a detailed profile of a man's face on the left and a sketch of a muscular figure with an unclear face on the right. The artwork exhibits strong shading and line work, with some handwritten notes faintly visible near the top right corner. The paper is mounted on a larger sheet with a frayed edge at the bottom.

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Date
1928

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and wash on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (irregular): 3 9/16 × 6 7/8in. (9 × 17.5 cm) Mount (board, irregular): 4 9/16 × 7 11/16in. (11.6 × 19.5 cm)

Accession number
41.31

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Leon Kelly
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