Vasily Maté, after Ivan Kramskoi. Portrait of the Sculptor Mark Antokolsky / Etching, late 19th century.
Engraver/Block Cutter
Матэ, Василий Васильевич [Mate, Vasily] (German-Russian, 1856–1917)
Artist: Иван Николаевич Крамской [Ivan Kramskoi] (Russian, 1837–1887)
Engraver & publisher: Василий Васильевич Матэ [Vasily Maté] (German-Russian, 1856–1917)
Place/Date: Russia, late 19th century
Medium: Etching; black ink on wove paper
Dimensions: image 366 × 288 mm; sheet 401 × 331 mm
Sitter Марк Матвеевич Антокольский [Mark Antokolsky] (Jewish-Russian, 1843–1902)
Printed inscriptions:
– Lower right on plate: МАТЭ. ГРАВ.
– Verso inscription (pencil): “В. В. Матэ. М. М. Антакольский с оригинала Крамского. Федорова, № 145.”
Description: Bust-length, three-quarter to the right; head slightly lowered, intent gaze; full beard; high-collared coat; dense cross-hatching against a shaded ground. Portrait of Mark Matveevich Antokolsky (1843–1902), a leading Russian realist sculptor of Jewish origin, elected Academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1871 and appointed Professor of Sculpture in 1880. Etched after Ivan Kramskoi’s original.
Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Print , Works on paper |
| Period | 19 AD , Late 19th century |
| Country | Russia , Russian Empire |
| Media/Technique | Copperplate engraving , Etching , Paper , Wove paper |
| Genre | Portrait |
| Subject | Bearded men , Bust-length male portraits , Etching , Human face (portrait) , Portrait , Russia , Russian art , Sculptors , Works on paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | Unknown |
| Acquisition year | 2019 |
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