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Maxim Litvinoff at the League of Nations, Geneva, 1935

Drawing
1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait of Maxim Litvinoff. Half-length, facing three-quarters left, standing and reading a conference paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMaxim Litvinoff at the League of Nations, Geneva, 1935 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk on tracing paper
Brief description
Drawing by Edmond Xavier Kapp depicting the Soviet diplomatic representative Maxim Litvinoff standing and reading a conference paper, black chalk, 1935.
Physical description
Portrait of Maxim Litvinoff. Half-length, facing three-quarters left, standing and reading a conference paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.5cm
  • Width: 28.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Kapp.35' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Maxim Litvinoff at the League of Nations, Geneva, 1935' (Inscribed in pencil)
  • (Inscribed on the mount with name of sitter etc.)
Credit line
Given by the Miriam Sacher Charitable Trust
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Accession number
E.549-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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