A portrait of a man in a red robe and white shirt with dark brown hair and mustache with his he…

Self-portrait

Artist Kahlil Gibran (American, 1883 - 1931)

Sitter Mary Haskell Minis (American, 1873 - 1964)

Datec. 1911

MediumOil on Masonite

DimensionsSight: 17 1/2 × 14 1/2 inches (44.5 × 36.8 cm)
Framed: 33 3/4 × 28 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches (85.7 × 73 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mary Haskell Minis.

Object number1950.8.1

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextSymbolic of the close relationship between the artist Gibran (foreground) and his patron Mary Haskell (background), this self-portrait shows the artist meeting the gaze of the viewer and wearing a pensive expression, his face half-shrouded in shadow. Haskell’s disembodied face appears, vision-like, on the brighter side of the painting, suggesting the positive influence she has had on her protégé’s life and career. Gibran utilized oil paints for a six-year period of his career; however, most of his oeuvre consists of works in pencil, charcoal, and watercolor.

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