The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 21, 2026

A vertically oriented warm-toned photograph depicts a woman with light skin tone facing us with lips closed, her dark, wavy hair pinned up. She wears an off-the-shoulder dress with a beaded neckline, clutching a large, white feathery fan across her torso. Behind her rises the back of an ornate, carved chair. The composition is rendered in muted brown tones with a soft focus.

Portrait of Elegant Woman

c. 1920s

Ira W. Martin

(American, 1886–1960)
America
Vintage platinum palladium print
Image: 24 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Paper: 24 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Mounted: 42.5 x 32.7 cm (16 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2016.498
Location: Not on view
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2016.498