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For this unfinished painting, the artist did not die. The sitter did.
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In 1945, Elizabeth Shoumatoff was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At noon on April 12, Shaumatoff began her work. That afternoon Roosevelt said, “I have a terrific pain in the back of my head.” He then slumped forward in his chair, unconscious, and was carried into his bedroom. He was diagnosed with a massive cerebral hemorrhage. At 3:35 pm Roosevelt died.
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Elizabeth Shoumatoff never finished the portrait, but she later painted a new one, this time with a blue tie instead of red.
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(Source: https://dirkdeklein.net/2017/04/12/the-unfinished-portrait-of-franklin-d-roosevelt/)
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[image_with_animation image_url=”11354″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] UPCOMING SHOW Lad Decker: Peacekeeping October 1-30, 2018 Our abstract painting teacher for fall is having a show of new work. Lad Decker paints large bold abstractions: reflections on American and global conflicts through the machines and landscapes of war. This is part of her series Conflict of Interest. …
Reason not to finish a painting: Death of the sitter
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For this unfinished painting, the artist did not die. The sitter did.
[image_with_animation image_url=”9598″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]
In 1945, Elizabeth Shoumatoff was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At noon on April 12, Shaumatoff began her work. That afternoon Roosevelt said, “I have a terrific pain in the back of my head.” He then slumped forward in his chair, unconscious, and was carried into his bedroom. He was diagnosed with a massive cerebral hemorrhage. At 3:35 pm Roosevelt died.
[image_with_animation image_url=”9601″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]
Elizabeth Shoumatoff never finished the portrait, but she later painted a new one, this time with a blue tie instead of red.
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(Source: https://dirkdeklein.net/2017/04/12/the-unfinished-portrait-of-franklin-d-roosevelt/)
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