Samuel Henry Kress

1953

Leopold Seyffert

Associated Names
Leopold Seyffert

Artist, American, 1887 - 1956

The image shows an upper body depiction of a person seated in a chair. The individual is positioned in a relaxed, yet formal sitting posture, with one arm resting on the chair's armrest and the other hand placed in the lap. The person has a mature face with a serious expression, fair complexion, and short, neatly combed, gray hair. They are wearing a three-piece suit consisting of a gray jacket, a white shirt, a maroon tie, and a matching gray waistcoat. A white pocket square is tucked into the breast pocket. The chair has a red cushioned back and wooden armrests. The background is dark.
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On View

West Building Main Floor, Founders Room


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 127.3 x 102.2 cm (50 1/8 x 40 1/4 in.)
    framed: 151.1 x 126 x 7.6 cm (59 1/2 x 49 5/8 x 3 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1953.2.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Commissioned 1951 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1953 to NGA.
[1] See The Kress Collection Digital Archive, https://kress.nga.gov/Detail/objects/1917.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 98, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 221, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 335, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: Leopold Seyffert 53

Wikidata ID

Q20194661

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