European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Portrait Bust of Baron Oscar de Mesnil Made in Italy, Europe1885 Vincenzo Gemito, Italian, 1852 - 1929 Bronze * Gallery 159, European Art 1850-1900, first floor (Annenberg Galleries) E1990-91-1 |
Purchased with the George W. Elkins Fund, the Henry P. McIlhenny Fund in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, and the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1990LabelThe sitter for this portrait was Gemito's patron, a Belgian who financed the sculptor's bronze foundry.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
