S. L. Holman

S. L. Holman was an artist documented as being active in the mid-nineteenth century, with verifiable output spanning the brief period between 1849 and 1855. A definitive biographical record detailing the artist’s full scope of activity or geographical origin is not readily established, though the surviving works suggest a career centered on commissioned portraiture.

The ten works attributed to S. L. Holman currently represented in institutional holdings focus almost exclusively on members of the Coit family. The five specifically documented pieces include Untitled (Sarah Perkins Grosvenor Coit and George Coit), Untitled (Charles Coit), Untitled (George Coit), Untitled (Painted Portrait of Charles Coit), and Untitled (The Coit Family). The concentration of these S. L. Holman paintings strongly implies they were produced as part of a single, substantial family commission during the artist's known period of activity.

Examples of the artist’s work are preserved in significant North American institutions, including the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, which lends authority to the limited documented output. The preservation of these museum-quality works ensures their continued accessibility. Today, historical images of these paintings are often available as high-quality prints or downloadable artwork once they enter the public domain, facilitating scholarly study of mid-century portraiture.