Portait of Andrew W. Mellon
Portait of Andrew W. Mellon
Portait of Andrew W. Mellon

Portait of Andrew W. Mellon

Object number86.1.14 a,b
Artist
Date1920-1950
MediumOil on canvas; Wood; Paint
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionFramed oil painting. Portrait of a thin elderly man sitting in yellow chair. His body is facing proper right, but his head and gaze are turned to the front. The subject has white short hair, bushy eye-brows and a full mustache. He is wearing a dark blue suit, vest and tie with white shirt. His left hand is in coat pocket while his right rests in his lap. He is seated before a red to dark red drapes, that hang and curl in the left third of painting.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 40.188 × 34.25 × 0.875 in. (102.1 × 87 × 2.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (a,b [Framed]): 45.5 × 39.5 × 2 in. (115.6 × 100.3 × 5.1 cm)
SignedNone
MarksLabel on backing board, 1 3/4 x 3 reads: J.J. Gillespie/ company/ Fine Art/ Gale [backing board is not extant as of 1/2018.]
Related person (1855 - 1937)
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