Artist

Gerald Murphy

Portrait of Gerald Murphy

American, 1888–1964

Gerald Murphy was an American artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art.

Gerald Clery Murphy and Sara Sherman Wiborg were wealthy, expatriate Americans who moved to the French Riviera in the early 20th century and who, with their generous hospitality and flair for parties, created a vibrant social circle, particularly in the 1920s, that included a great number of artists and writers of the Lost Generation. Gerald had a brief but significant career as a painter.

Collections represented

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