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Abraham Lincoln
1960s–70s
Ralph Woehrman
Ralph Woehrman (American, b. 1940)
Prints
Abraham Lincoln, 1960s–70s. Ralph Woehrman (American, b. 1940). Drypoint, roulette, and mezzotint; platemark: 83 x 55.4 cm (32 11/16 x 21 13/16 in.); sheet: 92.4 x 60.5 cm (36 3/8 x 23 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Frances P. Taft, Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973-2017 2017.206 Ralph Woehrman’s drypoint, roulette, and mezzotint Abe Lincoln is based on a photograph of Lincoln made just before his death. The deliberate scratching of the plate alerts the viewer to the photograph of the aged president, but also unsettles expectations of portraiture, suggesting that the image is more than a likeness; perhaps it is also a suggestion of sadness or a sinister reminder of the president’s death.
- Maker/Artist
- Ralph Woehrman
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- Drypoint, roulette, and mezzotint
- Dimensions
- Platemark: 83 x 55.4 cm (32 11/16 x 21 13/16 in.); Sheet: 92.4 x 60.5 cm (36 3/8 x 23 13/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Lower left, in black crayon: A. Lincoln; in black crayon, lower center: 5/100; lower right, in crayon: R Woehrman Imp.
- Departments
- Prints
- Accession Number
- 2017.206
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Frances P. Taft, Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973-2017
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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