Henry Alexander - In the Laboratory [c.1885-87]

Henry Alexander - In the Laboratory [c.1885-87], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Henry Alexander (San Francisco, 1860 - New York City, May 15, 1894) was an American painter. He left San Francisco for New York City on April 15, 1887, in order to be at the centre of the art world, but he suffered from money troubles and alcoholism. He had a studio at 51 West Tenth Street. The other artists in the building avoided him, because he was always trying to borrow money. On May 15, 1894, his money troubles led him to commit suicide by swallowing oxalic acid in the Oriental Hotel at Broadway and Thirty-Ninth Street.

[Oil on canvas, 91.4 x 76.2 cm]