The Mathematician

Bernard Childs

1959 · Oil on canvas · Modern and Contemporary Art

The subject of this painting is Samuel Eilenberg (Warsaw 1913–1998 New York), a mathematician who was a professor at Columbia University for much of his career. He was also a prominent collector of Asian art, much of which was donated to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Artist

Bernard Childs

Date

1959

Medium

Oil on canvas

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Gift of Judith Childs, 2000