Portrait study of Leo Stein
Date
Date unknownMedium
Charcoal on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
5 x 3 in.Description & Inscriptions
[bottom left in graphite]: Leo Stein; [verso in graphite]: Leo / Stein
Born in 1872, Leo Stein was a noted art collector, critic, champion of modern painting and the brother of Gertrude Stein. He and his wife lived in Florence, Italy, where he died in 1947.
Born in 1872, Leo Stein was a noted art collector, critic, champion of modern painting and the brother of Gertrude Stein. He and his wife lived in Florence, Italy, where he died in 1947.