Andrew W. Mellon
1933
Artist, British, 1880 - 1952


NGA, West Building, M-113, N
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 133.4 x 105.4 cm (52 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.)
framed: 162.6 x 134.6 x 10.1 cm (64 x 53 x 4 in.) -
Accession
1941.9.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The sitter, Andrew W. Mellon [1855-1937], Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.; by inheritance to his daughter, Mrs. Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; gift 1941 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1950
Makers of History in Washington 1800-1950 [An Exhibition Celebrating the Sesquicentennial of the Establishment of the Federal Government in Washington], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1950, no. 116, repro.
1952
Portraits of Personalities, Past and Present, Portraits, Inc., New York, 1952, no. 4.
1968
This New Man: A Discourse in Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1968, unnumbered, 154, repro.
Bibliography
1952
Fitzsimmons, James. "Famous Faces." The Art Digest 26 (1 February 1952): 17.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 15.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 8, repro.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 30, repro.
1991
Kopper, Philip. America's National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation. New York, 1991: 36, 40, color repro.
Inscriptions
lower left: Oswald Birley / 1933
Wikidata ID
Q20192902