"Little Head" by J. Alden Weir, Amer., (1852-1919) Slate Print slight lightening within mat opening

slight lightening within mat opening

on thin cream laid paper with large margins and deckled edges

one of the major practitioners of the medium

and open to the public

draftsman and print maker

"Little Head" by J. Alden Weir, Amer., (1852-1919) Slate Print slight lightening within mat openingEtching, 1888, Z. 51, 4 11 16 x 3 1 8 signed with initials bottom right in the plate, JAW, printed on on a sheet of antique grayish laid paper trimmed to the platemark by the artist, a lifetime proof printed by J. Alden Weir, signified in pencil by the artist's daughter Caro Weir Ely with his initials on a corner verso. The artist has added a sense of mystery by leaving a veil of ink to shroud the woman's face in shadow. Descended in the family of the