Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1985.161.0. Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2008 The Connecticut ...

Images(2)

Jacob L. Fox

SubjectPortrait of Jacob Louis Fox (American, 1856 - 1936)

ArtistFrom the Studio of CJ Fox Portraits (American, founded 1887)

Date1920-1950

MediumOil on canvas; gold gilt, gesso and wood frame

DimensionsFrame (length x width): 31 3/4 x 26 5/8in. (80.6 x 67.6cm) Primary Dimensions (sight length x sight width): 29 1/4 x 24 1/2in. (74.3 x 62.2cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Richard Koopman

Object number1985.161.0

DescriptionBust length portrait of Jacob Louis Fox (1856-1910) shown in 3/4 profile wearing a dark three-piece suit, white shirt and red patterned tie. The subject appears to be in his sixties with thinning hair and a moustache.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesAttribution Note: The painting is signed at the lower right in red paint, "C. J. Fox" which refers to a firm begun in the late 19th century by Charles J. Fox (d. 1936) and carried on by his son, Leo Fox (d. 1978) who took over the firm in 1933. It is carried on today by Leo's son, James Fox who joined the firm in 1961 although he had begun painting "handkerchiefs and buttons" for his father several years prior to 1961. The firm continues to be operated today (2009) by James Fox who paints portraits from photographs as his father did. James Fox prefers the attribution, "From the studio of C. J. Fox."
The portrait of Jacob L. Fox may have been painted by Leo Fox while he was in Connecticut working in the 1930s. It may also have been painted from a photograph as a posthumous commission for G. Fox & Co. to commemorate the sesquicentennial in the 1940s. The artist is no known relation to the subject. (Notes from a telephone conversation with James Fox on 2/23/2009, E. Blakelock)

Status

Not on view