Self-Portrait (1920): Art, History and Details

Self-Portrait (1920) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849–1921).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

In 1919, an art commentator described Abbott Handerson Thayer as "a man of slight build and of a nervous temperament, with a glance so intense and clear and penetrating; with a mind so keen and logical and which acts with such precision that the impression received of the man's personality is enduring."

Object facts

• Title: Self-Portrait
• Date: 1920
• Creator attribution: Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849–1921)
• Culture: United States
• Type: Painting
• Technique: oil on wood
• Dimensions: Unframed: 88.9 x 70.9 cm (35 x 27 15/16 in.)
• Collection: American - Painting
• Department: American Painting and Sculpture
• Accession number: 1970.17

A detail from the museum

Abbott Handerson Thayer developed ideas for camouflaging ships that proved useful during the First World War.

Collection credit

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.

View the collection record

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