This painting shows a man facing the right. He has pale skin, a prominent nose, deep-set eyes, high cheekbones, a wrinkled brow, dark eyebrows, and a small mole near his mouth, which is set in a neutral expression. There is a hint of purple under his eye. The man has a thick beard and short, dark brown hair. He is dressed in formal attire, with a dark suit over a white collared shirt, and black bow tie. The background is black.
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Abraham Lincoln

Douglas Volk (American, 1856 - 1935)

1908, reworked 1917

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 51.4 x 41 cm (20 1/4 x 16 1/8 in.) ; framed: 74.3 x 64.3 x 4.8 cm (29 1/4 x 25 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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