Henry R Rittenberg (1879-1969)

Artist Name Henry R Rittenberg (1879-1969)
Title Art Deco Portrait of a 1920's Lady
Description American artist Henry R Rittenberg painted this lovely 1920's Art Deco portrait oil painting. The painting is a standing half length portrait of a lady in a black coat with a white fur collar over a red dress and long beads. She has an elegant 1920's short bob hair style and a confident expression. The strong brushwork and range of tones within one colour are superb. A really striking Art Deco portrait oil painting.

Signed upper left.
 
Provenance Dorset estate
Medium Oil on Canvas
Size 25 x 30 inches
Frame Housed in a fine James Bourlet panel silvered frame, 40 inches by 35 inches and in good condition.
Condition Good condition.
Biography Henry R Rittenberg (1879-1969) was born in Libau, Latvia and later immigrated to the United States.  He studied art at the Bavarian Academy in Germany, and by 1906, was in Philadelphia, where he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Rittenberg painted landscapes and still lifes, yet his forte was portraiture.  The artist was commissioned to paint a number of portraits of American dignitaries including Attorney General Homer Stille Cummings and a group portrait of President Harry S. Truman alongside British politician Clement Attlee and Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference of 1945. Rittenberg was a member of the National Academy and a frequent exhibitor there and at PAFA, the Corcoran Gallery biennials, the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Arts Club. Works by Rittenberg are held by numerous museums and institutions including the National Portrait Gallery, the New York Historical Society, the Butler Art Institute, the National Arts Club. Rittenberg died in 1969.
Price £8500
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