Skip to main content

Jean Simpson, Paris

Artist Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879 - 1973)
DateOctober 1907
MediumAutochrome
DimensionsPlate: 6 3/4 × 5 inches (17.15 × 12.7 cm)
Viewer: 9 3/8 × 7 1/2 × 7/8 inches (23.81 × 19.05 × 2.22 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4576
SignedSigned on plate verso, upper left corner: "STEICHEN"
InscribedInside cover of viewer, on red and white label with black pen: "Paris / Oct. / 1907."
Markingsnone
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionSoft focus portrait of a girl in profile (Jean Simpson). She is wearing a white and blue dress. Her long dark hair has a white bow in it.Provenance
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1997;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Copyright© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information, is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete. Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image, please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.


Greta Garbo
Edward Steichen
1928; printed later
2005.27.2189
Steeplechase Day, Paris-After the Races
Edward Steichen
1905; printed ca. 1960
2005.27.2184
Rodin—Le Penseur, Paris
Edward Steichen
1902
2005.27.2175
Solitude: F. Holland Day, Paris
Edward Steichen
1901
2005.27.2178
Charlie Chaplin
Edward Steichen
1925
2005.27.2182
Portraits, Evening
Edward Steichen
1903
2005.27.2179
Brancusi in his studio, Paris
Edward Steichen
1927; printed ca. 1960
2005.27.2190
recto overall
Edward Steichen
1910; printed ca. 1925
2017.61.37
Mary Ellis
Edward Steichen
1925
2005.27.2181
Sappho (Mary Hillier)
Julia Margaret Cameron
1865
2017.61.5
Self-portrait with brush and palette
Edward Steichen
1901; printed ca. 1960
2005.27.2183