Portrait of an Old Man
Artist, French, 1837 - 1911
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
Gift of George Matthew Adams in memory of his mother, Lydia Havens Adams
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Dimensions
overall: 46.7 x 38.5 cm (18 3/8 x 15 3/16 in.)
framed: 66 x 55.6 x 6.4 cm (26 x 21 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1947.19.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(P. & D. Colnaghi, Ltd., London); sold by 1932 to George Matthew Adams [1878-1962], New York;[1] gift 1947 to NGA.
[1] See the letter dated 8 June 1932 from Adams to Harold Wright of Colnaghi (original in MS Wright, Special Collections, University of Glasgow Library, Scotland; copy in NGA curatorial files).
Associated Names
Bibliography
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 74.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 65, repro.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 190, repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 223, repro.
Inscriptions
upper left: A.L.
Wikidata ID
Q20186251