Alfonso Ossorio

Ida Lupino

Maker

Alfonso Ossorio (American, b. Philippines, 1916-1990

Title

Ida Lupino

Year

1946

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wax, ink, watercolor

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 55.9 x 47 cm (22 x 18 1/2 inches); Frame: 75.6 x 64.8 cm (29 3/4 x 25 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Tag on back: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Alfonso Ossorio Foundation

Object Number

2007.115.3

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Facing Artists
Twentieth Century Portraits from the Collection
Feb 27, 2009 – Jul 31, 2009

Label copy

Alfonso Ossorio, who was inspired by both the detailed paintings of the Northern Renaissance and the anxious, dream-like imagery of the European Surrealists,

created this portrait of actress Ida Lupino (American, 1918-1995) just after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. We do not know the circumstances for

his unusual portrait. Perhaps Ossorio was simply a fan of Lupino’s films, in which she played the tough leading lady alongside such actors as Humphrey Bogart and

Edward G. Robinson.

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Tombstone

Alfonso Ossorio (American, b. Philippines, 1916-1990
b. in Manila, Philippines)
Ida Lupino, 1946
Ink, wax and watercolor
Image: 55.9 x 47 cm (22 x 18 1/2 inches)<br>Frame: 75.6 x 64.8 cm (29 3/4 x 25 1/2 inches)
Gift of the Alfonso Ossorio Foundation 2007.115.3

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