Portrait of a Man Holding a Pen
French
early second quarter 18th century
Medium
Black chalk with white heightening (?)
Dimensions
11 9/16 x 9 in. (29.4 x 22.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Culture
French
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.656
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
French
Georges Hugnet (1906–1974) was a multifaceted French artist, poet, writer, and critic whose innovative collages and graphic works bridged Dada and Surrealism. Born in Paris on July 11, 1906, he spent much of his early childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, returning to France around 1913. His early life and artistic training remain sparsely documented, with no records of formal art school attendanc...