id:			161646
accession number:	2000.24
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.24
updated:		2023-08-23 23:51:41.603000

Portrait of a Young Girl, 1930. Eugene Edward Speicher (American, 1883–1962). Black crayon or charcoal, with stumping and scratching out; sheet: 34.6 x 27.9 cm (13 5/8 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2000.24

title:				Portrait of a Young Girl
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creation date:			1930
creation date earliest:		1930
creation date latest:		1930
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	black crayon or charcoal, with stumping and scratching out
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Eugene Edward Speicher (American, 1883–1962)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 34.6 x 27.9 cm (13 5/8 x 11 in.)
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	description:	cream(1) wove paper discolored? around edges to cream-yellow
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower right, in graphite: To Joe Mar[q? or g?]uy Eugene / Speicher 1930 ; upper right, in graphite: 11
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Joe Marquy (artist's inscription). [Conner Rosenkranz, New York]
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Speicher's drawings, especially those in crayon or charcoal, have a directness of expression that combines stylized features with powerful emotion. This sheet is signed and dedicated to a "Joe Marguy," perhaps a relative of the young subject of this compelling portrait.
A popular portraitist, Speicher worked in a style influenced by his teacher Robert Henri (1865-1929). In 1906 Speicher entered the Art Students League in New York to study with William Merrit Chase (1849-1916). He enjoyed a successful career from the 1920s onward.

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