A Woman Bathing Her Feet at a Brook
- Date
- 1658
- Material
- Etching, drypoint, and engraving
- made in
- Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe
- Classification
- Prints
- Collection
- Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- plate: 6 5/16 x 3 1/8 in. (16 x 8 cm)
sheet: 6 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (16.9 x 8.9 cm) - Credit Line
- Funds given by the Ruth Peters MacCarthy Charitable Trust
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 35:1997
NOTES
During his career, Rembrandt van Rijn etched eight female nudes. In this print the artist depicts a seated woman who gently turns her head from the viewer, her face half obscured by shadow. This late work by Rembrandt grew from a study of a nude model in the studio, as indicated by the large cushion and the chair back; but the artist added foliage and a brook to evoke an outdoor setting. The color and texture of the golden Japanese paper on which this early impression of the etching is printed suggest warm flesh tones, and the dark, velvety shadows, created by means of drypoint, throw the soft form of the figure into relief.
Provenance
- 1869
Arkady Nikolayevitch Alferoff (1811-1872), Bonn, Germany [1]
1869/05/10
In auction of Alferoff collection, Maillinger, Munich, Germany, May 10, 1869, lot no. 615 [2]
- 1901
F. F. Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark [3]
1901/05/02
In sale of Hansen collection, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, Germany, May 2, 1901, lot no. 503 [4]
- mid 1970s
Charles C. Cunningham Jr. (b. 1934), Boston, MA, USA [5]
- 1995
Joseph R. Ritman, (b. 1941), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1995 - 1997
Artemis Fine Arts S.A. , London, England, and Sotheby's (Nancy Bialler), New York, USA
1997/9/4 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Artemis Fine Arts S.A and Sotheby's [6]
Notes:
This provenance is based on the sale catalogue of the Joseph Ritman collection, Artemis Fine Arts S.A., London, England, and Sotheby's, New York, USA, 1995, cat. no. 89. Additional supporting documents are noted.
[1] Alferoff's collector's mark [Lugt 1727] appears on the verso of the print.
[2] See the auction catalogue "Catalogue de la Collection magnifique et d'un choix exquis d'estampes et d'eaux-fortes anciennes et modernes composant le cabinet de Mr. A. Alferoff à Bonn," Jos. Maillinger de Montmorillon, Munich, May 10, 1869, lot no. 615. Result unknown.
[3] Hansen's collector's mark [Lugt 2813] appears on the verso of the print.
[4] See the auction catalogue "Sammlung des Kapitän F.F. Hansen," C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 2, 1901, lot no. 503.
[5] Cunningham's collector's mark appears on the verso of the print.
[6] Invoice from Sotheby's dated July 23, 1997 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 4, 1997.
Arkady Nikolayevitch Alferoff (1811-1872), Bonn, Germany [1]
1869/05/10
In auction of Alferoff collection, Maillinger, Munich, Germany, May 10, 1869, lot no. 615 [2]
- 1901
F. F. Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark [3]
1901/05/02
In sale of Hansen collection, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, Germany, May 2, 1901, lot no. 503 [4]
- mid 1970s
Charles C. Cunningham Jr. (b. 1934), Boston, MA, USA [5]
- 1995
Joseph R. Ritman, (b. 1941), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1995 - 1997
Artemis Fine Arts S.A. , London, England, and Sotheby's (Nancy Bialler), New York, USA
1997/9/4 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Artemis Fine Arts S.A and Sotheby's [6]
Notes:
This provenance is based on the sale catalogue of the Joseph Ritman collection, Artemis Fine Arts S.A., London, England, and Sotheby's, New York, USA, 1995, cat. no. 89. Additional supporting documents are noted.
[1] Alferoff's collector's mark [Lugt 1727] appears on the verso of the print.
[2] See the auction catalogue "Catalogue de la Collection magnifique et d'un choix exquis d'estampes et d'eaux-fortes anciennes et modernes composant le cabinet de Mr. A. Alferoff à Bonn," Jos. Maillinger de Montmorillon, Munich, May 10, 1869, lot no. 615. Result unknown.
[3] Hansen's collector's mark [Lugt 2813] appears on the verso of the print.
[4] See the auction catalogue "Sammlung des Kapitän F.F. Hansen," C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 2, 1901, lot no. 503.
[5] Cunningham's collector's mark appears on the verso of the print.
[6] Invoice from Sotheby's dated July 23, 1997 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 4, 1997.
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