THOMAS EDGAR STEPHENS (BRITISH/AMERICAN, 1885-1966)
Thomas E. Stephens painted this portrait of Abraham Lincoln using a dramatic color palette that gave the late president a softened aesthetic. The portrait features Lincoln directly facing the viewer and leaning slightly to the right. Stephens likely combined Lincoln's facial expression from one photograph with the body posture from another. Stephens' works have appeared in various publications, galleries, and institutions, including the White House and the National Portrait Gallery. He painted portraits of presidents, military figures, university heads, and icons of the business world, such as Robert Winship Woodruff.Stephens was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1886, and studied art in various schools in Europe before moving to America in 1929.
