Commendatore
Artist
John Piper
(English, 1903 - 1992)
Date1951
MediumGouache and watercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet: 17 7/8 x 11 3/8 inches (45.4 x 28.89 cm)
Credit LineJoseph F. McCrindle Collection, gift in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2009.20.3
SignedLower right in pencil: "John Piper"
InscribedWritten in black ink: "COMMENDATORE"
Written in pencil: "Brown fur?"
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DescriptionThis image depicts a man wearing a black, knee-length coat with red trim along the neckline and lapels. He also wears an elaborately decorated vest (black arabesques over tan background) and sports a black moustache and goatee.ProvenanceJoseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, by July 11, 2008;
His bequest to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2009.
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