Collection · 125 prints
In Profile
Profile portraits: paintings, prints, drawings and photographs of faces shown in strict side view. The most represented artist is Karl Wiener, with his 1920s Expressionist profile head studies, followed by John William Waterhouse, John Singer Sargent, Georges Seurat, Gustav Klimt, Albrecht Dürer, Aubrey Beardsley, Ito Shinsui and Edward S. Curtis. The works range from Dürer's engraving of 1523 and Rajasthani miniature portraits of the 1720s to Pre-Raphaelite heads, Japanese shin hanga and early 20th-century photographs. Typical subjects are women at a mirror or window, portraits of nobles and artists, and studies of the head.
The works are grouped by a single pose, so each portrait shows the outline of the face against a plain or simple ground.
The clean outlines suit hallways, bedrooms and studies, and matching profiles hung facing each other make a balanced pair. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with low-glare acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
