Andrew W. Mellon

1932

Philip Alexius de László

Painter, British, born Hungary, 1869 - 1937

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil and gouache on hardboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Shepard Family

  • Dimensions

    overall: 74.93 × 50.17 cm (29 1/2 × 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2019.21.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The sitter, Andrew W. Mellon [1855-1937], Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.;[1] gift to his attorney, Donald D. Shepard [1893-1966], Washington, D.C.; by inheritance to his twin daughters, Mary Shepard [d. 2018] and Josephine Shepard; gift 2019 to NGA.
[1] The portrait was likely painted in London after Mellon's arrival in April 1932 as U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right: de László / 1932

Wikidata ID

Q108686853

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