Name/Title
Portrait of a Gypsy Woman (working title)Entry/Object ID
SHH 1.83Description
Unfinished portrait of a woman, seated, in center of canvas. She has blue eyes, underscored by dark shadows. Her head has an olive cast and her mouth is somewhat stern, eyes intent. She wears a red kerchief on her head, with one end slung behind her left shoulder and the other, draped over her right shoulder; has a white streak down the left side. The bodice of her dress is a deep blue-black and has a V-neck which opens wide around her collar bones. The sleeves are flared, draping down to her elbows and are white with wide red intersecting stripes, one vertical and one horizontal. Arm of chair is visible at right foreground and the woman is resting her right elbow on it. Her hands are loosely crossed in her lap. Her shirt is red with the dark plum shadows of her arms on the top. The background is a dark maize with blue-green shadows around the right side.Type of Painting
EaselCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
DDAcquisition
Accession
SHH-OriginalSource or Donor
Seiberling HeirsAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Seiberling, Gertrude PenfieldRole
ArtistDate made
1926 - 1946Place
City
AkronState/Province
OhioCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDimensions
Height
38-1/2 inWidth
32-1/2 inDimension Notes
Canvas Size: 28" x 22"Condition
Overall Condition
GoodOverall Condition
GoodNotes
Slight cracking of paint on blue "fabric" around right arm; When painting moved something rattles inside the frame.General Notes
Note
This is one of 25 paintings used in the 2008 exhibit "A Period of Perspective - The Art of Gertrude Penfield Seiberling" in the Music Room at Stan Hywet. The majority of these paintings were not framed, and some weren't on stretchers. Thus, new frames were added for the exhibit by Akron Center for Art & Framing, 1915 W. Market St, Akron, OH.Create Date
June 19, 1997Update Date
June 9, 2026
