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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.213
People
Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch (Gorinchem, Netherlands 1566 - 1651 Utrecht, Netherlands)
Title
Head of a Bearded Old Man
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1595-1605
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188221

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk, black ink, gray wash, and white opaque watercolor, with a framing line in brown ink, on cream antique laid paper, prepared with brown wash
Dimensions
32.3 x 24.5 cm (12 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left, brown ink: A: Bloemaart
  • inscription: verso, lower left, brown ink: 1ao [?]
  • watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. N. E. F. Beatty, London, sold through [Christie's, London, 6 July 1977, lot 130 (as Abraham Bloemaert)]. Sold [Christie's, Amsterdam, 26 November 1984, lot 22 (as attributed to Abraham Bloemaert)]. [Hill-Stone, New York], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 2009.213.





Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.213
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Publication History

  • Jaap Bolten, Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1565-1651: The Drawings (Netherlands, 2007), vol. 1, cat. no. 811, pp. 275-276, vol. 2, fig. 811
  • Jaap Bolten, The Drawings of Abraham Bloemaert: A Supplement, Master Drawings (New York, 2017), vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 3-120, cat. no. 811, p. 67, fig. 198

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2300 Dutch & Flemish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/03/2016 - 07/19/2016

Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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