1901 Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Jacques Reich, Signed Artists Proof
Presented is an original, pencil-signed etched portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Jacques Reich. Reich completed the portrait in 1901. Reich was Hungarian-born portrait etcher, active mainly in the United States. After studying at the National Academy of Design in New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Reich established a studio in New York City in 1885. Working on private commissions and portrait designs for Appelton’s Cyclopaedia of American Biography and Scribner’s Cylodaedia of Painters and Paintings, Reich honed his portraiture technique and skill. In the early 1890s, Reich began working on copper plates, etching a series of 14 portraits of American and English artists, writers, and poets.
Reich completed a series of etched portraits titled “Famous Americans”, which number 25 subjects, and include Hamilton, Franklin, Carnegie, Curtis, Roosevelt, Washington, Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, as displayed here.
The Lincoln portrait is a beautifully executed etching, printed in 1901. Reich based his portrait off the famous Matthew Brady photograph of Lincoln. The photograph was taken in 1864, as the nation was in the final throes of the Civil War. Lincoln is depicted from the shoulders up, in partial profile, and wears a black topcoat, white shirt, and black bowtie. His brow is slightly furrowed and his expression collected. The overall result is a stoic, insightful and skillful rendering of our 16th President.
CONDITION:
Very good condition. Etching. "Copyright 1901 by Jacques Reich" is etched into the plate, near bottom of Lincoln's jacket. Signed "Artist's proof, from the copper Jacques Reich" in pencil, bottom right margin. Mounted on hard board. Toning and faint acid-burn from previous matting and framing.
Presented in a new custom archival frame with acid-free mats and UV Conservation Clear glass.
Framed Dimensions: 17 5/8" H x 15 1/8" W x 1 1/4" D.
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1901 Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Jacques Reich, Signed Artists Proof
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1 Lake Avenue
Colorado Springs CO 80906
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