Artist/Maker
William Henry Walker
(1871 - 1938)
Profile Portrait of Noel Coward (1899-1973)
1933
Graphite on notepad paper
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 21 x 14 cm )
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
1990.1.158
The subject was an English-born actor and playwright known for sophisticated comedies such as "Private Lives" (1930) and "Design for Living" (1933).
DescriptionPortraitMarkingssignature and date: lower right: "Wm HWalker / Feb 14/33"
inscription: right: "Noel Coward" ?
inscription and date: lower left: "NOEL COWARD / D. T. / FEB.14/33"
InscribedSigned and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Feb 14/33"; at lower left: "NOEL COWARD / D. T. / FEB. 14/33"; signed by sitter at middle right: "Noel Coward"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
