Art Institute of Chicago

Museum

Mrs. Klapp (Anna Milnor)

1814

ArtistThomas Sully

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Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 92.1 × 71.5 cm (36 1/4 × 28 1/8 in.)
Classification: painting
Origin: Philadelphia
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago · The Art Institute of Chicago
Object number: 1950.1362
Credit: Purchased with funds provided by Annie Swan Coburn to the Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. Coburn Memorial Collection

Market Intelligence

Observed sale facts, comparable evidence, artist index history and modeled research remain separate.

Public evidence

Last known price $12,000 Dealer sale · May 1, 1950

+380.0% vs previous observed sale

Matched price history · normalized USD · Foundry provisional

$3K1950

$12K1950

Last known price$12,0002 matched observed sales

Observed median$7,250

Observed sales2

Artist index312.7

1950-05-01Dealer sale$12,000.00

1950-04-10Dealer purchase$2,500.00

Artist index contextLatest public build 312.7 · base 100 · n=1.Artist-level context is not an artwork valuation.

Comparable Sales

Same-artist public sales ranked by medium, creation year, dimensions and sale recency.

Evidence ranked

Artwork	Sale date	House	Realized USD	Match
Dr. Joseph Klapp 1814 · Oil on canvas	1950-05-01	—	$12,000.00	90%
Dr. Joseph Klapp 1814 · Oil on canvas	1950-04-10	—	$2,500.00	90%
Portrait of Robert Erwin Gray 1811 · Oil on canvas	1944-01-25	—	$11,000.00	87%
Portrait of Robert Erwin Gray 1811 · Oil on canvas	1943-12-04	—	$2,500.00	87%
Alfred Sully Year n/a · oil on panel	1955-03-01	—	$7,817.50	37%
Alfred Sully Year n/a · oil on panel	1952-01-01	—	$9,140.00	37%

Similarity score is descriptive evidence ranking, not a valuation model. Every row comes from the public-rights market boundary.

Provenance

Public

Commissioned from the artist by Dr. Joseph Klapp (1783–1843), Philadelphia, PA, husband of the sitte...

by descent to his son Dr. William Henry Klapp (1817–1855), 1843

by descent to his son Dr. William Henry Klapp (1817–1855), 1843

by descent to his son Dr. William H. Klapp (1849 or 1850–1924), Philadelphia, PA

by descent to his son Dr. William H. Klapp (1849 or 1850–1924), Philadelphia, PA

by descent to his nephew Langdon Williams (1861 or 1862–1949), Philadelphia, PA, and Brookline, MA, by 1924. Richard C. Morrison, Concord, MA, by 1950

by descent to his nephew Langdon Williams (1861 or 1862–1949), Philadelphia, PA, and Brookline, MA,...

sold to M. Knoedler and Co., New York, 1950

sold to M. Knoedler and Co., New York, 1950

sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1950.

sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1950.

Source provenance text

Commissioned from the artist by Dr. Joseph Klapp (1783–1843), Philadelphia, PA, husband of the sitter, along with his own portrait (1950.1363), begun June 3, 1814, and delivered September 23, 1814 [Thomas Sully papers, 1792–1871, reel N18, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, copies in curatorial object file]; by descent to his son Dr. William Henry Klapp (1817–1855), 1843; by descent to his son Dr. William H. Klapp (1849 or 1850–1924), Philadelphia, PA; by descent to his nephew Langdon Williams (1861 or 1862–1949), Philadelphia, PA, and Brookline, MA, by 1924. Richard C. Morrison, Concord, MA, by 1950; sold to M. Knoedler and Co., New York, 1950; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1950.

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Exhibitions

Public

Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/4071/two-centuries-of-american-art-1750-1950">Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950</a>, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960, no cat. [downloadable checklist available].

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Three Centuries of American Art, Apr. 11–Oct. 10, 1976, Darrel Sewell and Page Talbot, cat. no. 190, ill. p. 232.

Source exhibition text

Art Institute of Chicago, Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960, no cat. [downloadable checklist available]. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Three Centuries of American Art, Apr. 11–Oct. 10, 1976, Darrel Sewell and Page Talbot, cat. no. 190, ill. p. 232.

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Related public works

Catalog neighbours

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Dr. Joseph Klapp

Thomas Sully · 1814

$12,000Last sale
1950

Portrait of Robert Erwin Gray

Thomas Sully · 1811

$11,000Last sale
1944

Alfred Sully

Thomas Sully

$7,818Last sale
1955

Sourced Overview Evidence

Over the course of his 70-year career, Thomas Sully painted more than two thousand portraits, including <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/96621/dr-joseph-klapp">Dr. Joseph Klapp</a> (1950.1363) and Mrs. Klapp (Anna Milnor). Sully's portrayal of Philadelphian Anna Milnor Klapp features her Empire-style dress and stand-up collar with flourishing brushstrokes of silver, gray, and white. The fluted, monumental column in the background underscores the period taste for elegance and classical traditions. The companion portrait depicts Joseph Klapp in contemplation, emphasizing his study of medicine. Together, the portraits present an image of a sophisticated couple that celebrates their prosperity, intelligence, and taste.

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Evidence state

2 observed sales · 6 comparable sales · 6 structured provenance events · 2 structured exhibitions.

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