LLOYD MOYLAN (AMERICAN 1893-1963)

LLOYD MOYLAN (AMERICAN 1893-1963)

Portrait of Otto Spaeth
oil on panel
36 x 36 cm (14 x 14 in.)

PROVENANCE
Collection of Otto and Elois Spaeth, noted industrialists, art collectors and patrons of American art
Thence by descent in the family

LOT NOTES
Eloise Spaeth, along with her husband, Otto Spaeth, was a prominent art collector, who had an outsize influence on the development of appreciation for American art and art museums, in the middle of the 20th Century. Her husband, Otto Spaeth, was the founder of the Dayton Tool and Die Company, amongst other major manufacturers, and was a Vice President of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Together, they established a collection of leading European and American modernists of the day, including works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keefe, Stuart Davis, and Charles Sheeler. In addition to being a major collector, she was also active in the American Federation of Art, serving as the traveling exhibtions chairwoman, and the Venice Biennale American Pavilion. She also authored widely published books on American Art, including American Art Museums: An Introduction to Looking (1960). The Spaeth's were also personal friends and patrons of many leading artists of the day. The Smithsonian Archives of American Art is in possession of the Spaeth's correspondence and papers.

CONDITION
Observed in frame, the painting appears in good condition. Overall visible surface dust to the naked eye. Scattered minor losses visible to the navy ground. With no significant issues to report otherwise. Inspection under UV shows no apparent sign of restoration.
framed dimensions: 48 x 46 cm (18 7/8 x 18 1/8 in.)

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