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Albert Clifford Barney

Albert Clifford Barney by Ottilie Wilhelmina Roederstein, Swiss

Medium

Painting

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Laura Dreyfus Barney and Natalie Clifford Barney in memory of their mother, Alice Pike Barney

Accession Number

1952.13.96

Tags

waist length

Art Historical Context

**Albert Clifford Barney** is a striking waist-length portrait painted around 1900 by Ottilie Wilmina Roederstein, Swiss artist renowned for her sensitive portrayals of individuals. Roederstein, who trained in Germany and settled in Switzerland, brought a refined European sensibility to her work, often blending realistic detail with subtle psychological insight. This oil painting captures the young Albert Clifford Barney with poised elegance, reflecting the formal portrait traditions of the fin-de-siècle era, when such commissions highlighted social status and family legacy. The artwork holds...

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