Princess and the Beggar

Artist Albert Bloch (American, 1882 - 1961)

Date1910

MediumDrypoint on paper

DimensionsPlate: 7 13/16 × 10 1/4 inches (19.84 × 26.04 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 19 5/8 inches (37.47 × 49.85 cm)

Credit LineGift of Scott Heffley

Object number2017.78.6

SignedMonogram "AB" printed in upper right quadrant of image; "Albert Bloch" in graphite under lower right corner of image; "Heinr. Welleroth, Munchen, gdr" printer's signature in graphite, bottom left plate edge

On View

Not on view

Collections

American Art

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DescriptionUsing fine black lines, this horizontally oriented drypoint print depicts two figures in what appears to be an outdoor setting suggested by only a few lines to indicate the exterior of a building, a street, and a leafless tree near the right side of the composition. The figure closest to the picture plane is a man who may be characterized as a beggar. His form occupies most of the left side of the image as he leans against a wall against which his body casts a slight shadow. His garments are only summarily described, while his face is slightly more solidly rendered. He is shown in a seated position, with his up-turned hat held in his proper right hand, both of which rest in his lap. His eyes are wide, eyebrows raised, and mouth agape as he looks to the right and towards the middle ground of the scene at a very slender, well-dressed woman who leans slightly forward while returning his gaze. The woman wears a large hat. The front of her dark hair, styled in an up-do, falls over her proper left eye. She wears a long, sleeveless gown and holds an unidentified stick-like object in her proper right hand.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

None

Provenance

The artist (1881–1961), Lawrence, KS, 1910–March 23,1961;

Inherited by his wife, Anna Bloch (1913–2014), Lawrence, KS, March 23, 1961–November 28, 2003;

Her gift to Scott Heffley, Kansas City, MO, November 28, 2003–December 31, 2017;

His gift to The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, December 31, 2017.

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None

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