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Portrait painting of a cream skinned man, seated, wearing a grey suit. He has short dark hair and a large beard. One hand is in his pants pocket while the other is leaning on a desk next to the chair that has papers and a nude figurine on top.

William Paxton

American, 1869-1941

Portrait of the Artist’s Father

1892 Oil on canvas

Gift of Craig Burr and William P. Egan, 1994.136