Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Los
A close friend of Whistler, George Washington Vanderbilt II commissioned this full-length portrait in 1897 to hang in Biltmore House, his enormous château on 125,000 acres of wilderness near Asheville, North Carolina. The artist quickly responded, „I could not ask for a more sympathetic subject than yourself and therefore am greatly pleased at the prospect of painting your portrait!“
1980, no. 255, repro. 1981 American Portraiture in the Grand Manner: 1720-1920, Los
Records, accession number 2012.M.54, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los
Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Los
This portrait by Cecilia Beaux portrays the artist’s cousin, Sarah Allibone Leavitt, dressed in white with her black cat on her shoulder. Beaux was recognized not only for her bold painting technique, but also for her ability to imbue her female subjects with wit and intelligence, rendering them more than just mere objects of beauty.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1974-1975, no. 42. 1976 Women Artists: 1550–1950, Los
Bardeen, University of California, Los Angeles David E.
The enormous size of this work is astounding—and confounding. Is it a colossal photograph?
Gallery Exhibition History 2020 Robert Longo: Storm of Hope, Jeffrey Deitch, Los
Exh. cat., Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.;
War. 2009 The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los
Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Los
