Willard Dryden Paddock

c. 1907

Gertrude Käsebier

Associated Names
Gertrude Käsebier

Artist, American, 1852 - 1934

The image shows the upper body of a man in profile, facing towards the right. He stands in a relaxed position, holding a painter's palette and a painting knife in his hands. The man has medium-length hair that is neatly combed back, and he sports a full beard. His facial features are not fully visible, but he appears focused on his work. He is wearing a coat over a collared shirt. The background seems to depict a subdued and serene landscape painting with a body of water and distant vegetation. The overall tone of the image is muted.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection; NGA purchase (through Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York), 2007.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • Posing for the Camera: Gifts from Robert B. Menschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

signed lower left in graphite: Gretrude Käsebier. On verso, upper left in blue crayon: 755; upper left in graphite: A Painter.

Wikidata ID

Q64154265

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