Portrait of an Indian
Max Bachmann
American Art
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Bronze and green stone base
DATES
1900–1905
DIMENSIONS
22 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 6 in. (57.2 x 24.8 x 15.2 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Incised on back: "Max / Bachmann"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
1992.106
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Louis John and Pamela Greenspan Ercole in memory of Sol Greenspan
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Bust length portrait of Native American man with hair bound into two ponytails, wears upright feather at crown of head and shirt decorated with fringe and geometric patterns in V-neck front; bust attached to low rectangular green stone base.
Condition: Good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Max Bachmann (American, 1862–1921). Portrait of an Indian, 1900–1905. Bronze and green stone base, 22 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 6 in. (57.2 x 24.8 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Louis John and Pamela Greenspan Ercole in memory of Sol Greenspan, 1992.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.106_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1992.106_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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