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Elsa Maxwell

Elsa Maxwell
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Artist
René Robert Bouché, 20 Sep 1905 - Jul 1963
Sitter
Elsa Maxwell, 24 May 1883 - 1 Nov 1963
Date
1959
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
122 × 56 cm (48 1/16 × 22 1/16")
Frame: 130.8 × 64.8 × 4.4 cm (51 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 1 3/4")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove
Baggage & Luggage\Bag\Purse
Elsa Maxwell: Female
Elsa Maxwell: Literature\Writer
Elsa Maxwell: Society and Social Change\Hostess
Elsa Maxwell: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter
Elsa Maxwell: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
Elsa Maxwell: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer
Elsa Maxwell: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Denise Bouche Fitch
Object number
NPG.91.80
Provenance
The artist; his widow Denise Bouché Fitch, San Francisco; (Achim Moeller Fine Art, Ltd., New York); purchased 1991 NPG
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Exhibition
20th Century Americans: 1930-1960
On View
NPG, South Gallery 321
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