Portrait of a Distinguished Asian Gentleman by Celia B. Seymour

Description

Stately portrait of an Asian man by Carmel, California artist Ceila Burnham Kent Seymour (American, 1869-1958).
The man sits in … more Stately portrait of an Asian man by Carmel, California artist Ceila Burnham Kent Seymour (American, 1869-1958).
The man sits in a chair against a yellow wall, facing the right of the composition. He is wearing a dark green shirt and has a somber expression on his face.

Signed "Celia B. Seymour" in the upper left corner.
Presented in a vintage giltwood frame.
Art size: 20"H x 16"W
Frame size: 23.5"H x 19.5"W

Ceila Burnham Kent Seymour was born in Buffalo, NY on Dec. 15, 1869. Seymour studied in NYC at the ASL and Pratt Institute, and in Europe. She moved to Oakland, CA in 1915. About 1930 she settled on the Monterey Peninsula and established a studio-home in Carmel where she remained. The wife of Robert Kent, she died in the Salinas Valley Hospital on June 27, 1958. Her works include landscapes, portraits, and figure studies.

Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1916-25; East Bay Artists, Oakland Art Gallery, 1917, 1932; Berkeley League of FA, 1924; Santa Cruz Art League, 1929; Carmel AA, 1930s; GGIE, 1939.

Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
AAA 1905-15; AAW; Monterey Herald, 6-27-1958 (obit) less