This exceptional portrait by Pietro Annigoni dates to 1950 and depicts Joan Marie Moynagh at around twenty-five years of age, shortly before she embarked on a successful career as a professional opera singer performing throughout Europe.

The work is realised as a crayon image photo-transferred onto copper — a rare and technically intriguing medium within Annigoni’s practice. The copper plate is signed and editioned directly into the surface; this impression is numbered 10 of 22. The combination of draughtsmanship and permanence gives the work both intimacy and authority.

Annigoni’s extraordinary ability to capture likeness and psychological presence is fully evident here, reflecting the qualities that made him one of the most sought-after portraitists of the twentieth century. 

Pietro ANNIGONI (1910 - 1988)
Portrait of Joan Moynagh
Lithograph on copper
edition: 10 of 22
Signed etched in plate
Image Size: 39 x 30 cm
Dimensions: 66 x 56 x 5 cm
Comes with Letter of Provenance

Another impression from this edition was exhibited in a Collections Highlights Exhibition at the Miami University Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum in 2016.

The frame of this work is heavy and could be removed to lower the cost of shipment. Reach out to discuss.

Condition: Very Good: Describes a work of art's image as Excellent, but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame. There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the paint surface.

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