Head of a Man in Oriental Costume

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Head of a Man in Oriental Costume

Italy, circa 1775
Paintings
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 19 × 13 15/16 in. (48.26 × 35.4 cm) Frame: 24 1/2 × 19 1/2 × 2 in. (62.23 × 49.53 × 5.08 cm)
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation (M.82.199)
Not currently on public view

Provenance

Private collection, Italy, sold to; [Patrick Matthiesen Fine Art Ltd, London, sold 1982 to]; LACMA.

Bibliography

  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 1, Italian Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 1, Italian Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Conisbee, Philip et al. The Ahmanson Gifts: European Masterpieces in the Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.


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