Self-portrait
Artist
Claude Cahun
(French, 1894 - 1954)
Date1927
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 inches (10.48 × 7.94 cm)
Sheet: 4 11/16 × 3 1/2 inches (11.91 × 8.89 cm)
Sheet: 4 11/16 × 3 1/2 inches (11.91 × 8.89 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.26
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: “CC16504-C"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionGender-ambiguous self-portrait where artist sits with her bare legs crossed while wearing a small cap and silk robe adored with layers of beads; she gazes directly at the camera.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Estate of Claude Cahun
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.
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
1784
86-20
