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Blue Tonalities Portrait
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WMET0202
This Met x Wendover Art Group design is a reproduction of an original work of art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
Self-Portrait
Samuel Joseph Brown, Jr. (American, 1907–1994)
Watercolor, charcoal, and graphite on paper; 20 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.; ca. 1941
Gift of Pennsylvania W. P. A., 1943 43.46.4
Brown gained international acclaim as an accomplished watercolorist, and here he uses the medium to present his own image through flattened forms and matte surfaces. Enclosed by the deep blue tonalities of an indistinct interior, he conveys a pensive mood as he gazes into a mirror, setting up an echo chamber of dualities. We see the artist, implausibly, in both profile and three-quarter views; he contemplates himself in the mirror, while his reflection stares at us.
This Met x Wendover Art Group design is a reproduction of an original work of art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
Self-Portrait
Samuel Joseph Brown, Jr. (American, 1907–1994)
Watercolor, charcoal, and graphite on paper; 20 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.; ca. 1941
Gift of Pennsylvania W. P. A., 1943 43.46.4
Brown gained international acclaim as an accomplished watercolorist, and here he uses the medium to present his own image through flattened forms and matte surfaces. Enclosed by the deep blue tonalities of an indistinct interior, he conveys a pensive mood as he gazes into a mirror, setting up an echo chamber of dualities. We see the artist, implausibly, in both profile and three-quarter views; he contemplates himself in the mirror, while his reflection stares at us.
