An elegantly poised gentleman in formal attire, presented in a confident three-quarter stance against a muted neutral ground. The sitter wears a deep red coat adorned with gilt trim and a lace collar, his face characteristically illumined wiht soft chiaroscuro. The artist’s signature and date “Maurice Ingres ‘12” appear in the upper left corner.

This work is an oil on canvas measuring 24” x 18’ and with the carved, gilt wood frame overall 36” x 28 3/4”. The painting is stable with visible canvas texture and minor surface irregularities typical of age. The painting was professionally cleaned and the frame repaired by Art Post Gallery in Northbrook, IL.

Maurice Ingres was born in France in 1855 and was a portraitist and mural painter active in both Europe and in the United States. He studied in Paris under prominent instructors such as Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Léon Cogniet before establishing an international practice. From about the mid-1880’s onward, Ingres maintained studios in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh. In 1908 he traveled to California to execute a series of portrait commissions (notably for the Potter Hotel in Santa Barbara), after which he returned to New York by 1915. His work includes not just individual portraits but also public murals and decorative commissions.

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