Beschreibung:

Allen Tucker American, 1866-1939 Miss Raphaella Ottiano, 1925 Signed Allen Tucker and dated 1925 (lr); inscribed as titled and numbered 11 on a card affixed to the stretcher Oil on canvas 26 x 22 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Bequest of the artist's estate to be sold for the benefit of the institution Exhibited: New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Allen Tucker Memorial Exhibition, Dec. 6, 1939-Jan. 3, 1940, no. 38 (possibly) Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Museum of Art, Allen Tucker Memorial Exhibition, Dec. 17, 1940 - Jan. 1941 Literature: Allen Tucker Memorial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1929, no. 38 (possibly) Rafaella Ottiano was an Italian-born stage and movie actress, who specialized in playing sinister roles. A portrait of her by Tucker, Head of Raphaella Ottiano, 1925, 24 x 20 inches, is number 38 in the catalogue for a memorial exhibition organized by the Whitney Museum. It was lent by Mrs. Allen Tucker Despite a minor discrepancy in dimensions, it is likely the present work. Here, Tucker depicts his subject as a regal figure in profile, with a fillet around her brow. The Whitney exhibition was circulated by the American Federation of arts, and it is possible that the Cleveland Museum may simply have been a venue for that show. C Property of the Art Students League, New York, to be sold for the benefit of the Institution
Minuscule paint loss on sitter's sleeve, and minuscule losses in background. Overall good condition. Not examined out of frame. No evidence of inpaint under UV exam.