Sarah Choate Sears (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1858 - 1935, West Gouldsboro, Maine)
Bernard Berenson, 1909
Platinum print, 50.8 x 38.1 cm (20 x 15 in.)
This platinum print is a portrait of the art historian Bernard Berenson. Berenson is depicted from the waist up in a profile view to the viewer’s right. He has close-cropped dark hair, thick eyebrows, a straight nose, and a full mustache and beard. He wears a white shirt with a tall,starched collar, and a double-breasted suit jacket. His hands are crossed at his waist. A small sculpture of a figure seated on horseback is placed on the table to the viewer’s right. Berenson appears to be staring at this sculpture. In the background, there is a room dividing screen with painted flowers.
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