Portrait of a Critic
Artist
Sir Gerald Festus Kelly
(1879 - 1972)
Datec 1907
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions80.7 x 65.1 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Donated by Frank Rutter in remembrance of Sir Hugh Lane.
Object number246
DescriptionThis a portrait painting of Frank Rutter, who donated the work to the gallery. He is shown half-length facing the viewer. He is wearing a dark coloured jacket, a beige waistcoat, a wine coloured tie and a white shirt. His moustache is a reddish brown. Rutter (1876 - 1937) was art critic for The Sunday Times. He was a champion in England of modern art, founding the French Impressionist Fund in 1905 to buy work for the national collection. He also actively supported women's suffrage. From 1912 to 1917 he was curator of Leeds City Art Gallery.On View
Not on view
Sir Gerald Festus Kelly
Sir Gerald Festus Kelly
Sir Gerald Festus Kelly
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