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John D. Rockefeller, (painting). Artist:  Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925, painter. Title:  John D. Rockefeller, (painting). Dates:  1917. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  58 x 46 in. (147.4 x 116.8 cm) Inscription:  (Upper left:) John S. Sargent (Upper right:) 1917 signed Description:  Three-quarter-length portrait of John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) seated facing right with his left leg crossed over his right. He turns his head to look at the viewer and his hands are relaxed in his lap. He wears light-colored trousers, vest and tie with a dark-colored coat. Subject:  Portrait male -- Rockefeller, John D. -- Knee length Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Administered by National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W., Washington, District of Columbia 20036 Located Kykuit, Pocantico Hills, Tarrytown, New York 10591 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Rockefeller, John D., until 1937. Rockefeller, John D., Jr., 55th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, New York until 1960. Rockefeller, Nelson, Laurence, David and John D., III, until 1979. Rockefeller Family Trust, until 1992. Exhibitions:  Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts One Hundred Thirteenth Annual Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1918, no. 323. References:  Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003, no. 537. McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956. Illustration:  Image on file. Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003, pg. 237. Knoedler Catalog, "American Portraits", 1944 Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 81690365   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 81690365 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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