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THOMAS POLLOCK ANSHUTZ (1851-1912)
Lot 276 Property from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Irving Levitt

THOMAS POLLOCK ANSHUTZ (1851-1912)

Portrait of a Philadelphia Gentleman

Closed18 May 2021

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THOMAS POLLOCK ANSHUTZ (1851-1912)
Portrait of a Philadelphia Gentleman
dated and inscribed 'Oct: 1876 Æ. 37' (upper left)
watercolor and gouache on paperboard
image, 12 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄4 in. (31.1 x 23.5 cm.);
overall, 14 3⁄8 x 10 5⁄8 in. (36.5 x 26.9 cm.)
Executed in 1876.

Specialist note


The inscription reading 'Æ. 37' refers to the age of the sitter being 37 years old in October of 1867. The sitter may be Dr. Gilbert Lafayette Parker, who also sat for a portrait by Thomas Eakins later in his life.