DESCRIPTION: Ernest L. Ipsen (American, 1869-1951) Oil On Canvas Portrait Painting. Depicts a male portrait smoking a pipe. Signed on the upper left corner and dated 1927.

Ernest L. Ipsen was a painter specializing in portraiture. He painted hundreds of portraits commissioned by institutions of government, education, religion, and commerce who wanted to commemorate their associates. His subjects include architect Cass Gilbert, General Robert E. Lee, statesman Elihu Root, publisher George Arthur Plimpton, actor Otis Skinner, politician Edith Nourse Rogers, and Chief Justice William Howard Taft. His portrait of Maurice Francis Egan, Minister to Denmark under three U.S. presidents, was presented to the King and Queen of Denmark. He also painted landscapes and seascapes, particularly along the New England coast.

CIRCA: 1927
ORIGIN: USA
DIMENSIONS: H: 29" W: 24". Frame is H: 40 1/2" W: 35"
CONDITION: With signs of age. Porous damaged frame.
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