Portrait of a Young Man (perhaps an artist)
- Workshop of
- Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669
- Date
- 1661–62
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- made in
- Amsterdam, Noord-Holland province, Netherlands, Europe
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- European Art to 1800
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 238
- Dimensions
- 35 3/8 x 27 7/8 in. (89.9 x 70.8 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase and funds given by anonymous donors
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 90:1950
NOTES
Wearing a heavy coat and floppy velvet cap, this young man addresses us with a slightly bemused expression. His costume suggests that he is an artist, and it is believed that this portrait was done by one of Rembrandt van Rijn’s pupils, observing a colleague in the studio. The sensitive handling of the shadows on his forehead and the sitter’s beautifully rendered right eye suggest the hand of a talented young painter.
Provenance
Lords Hatherton, Hatherton Hall, Wolverhampton, England (family name: Littleton) [1]
Robert Langton Douglas, London, England [2]
by 1914-1949
Mr. & Mrs. Otto Gutekunst, London, England, and Switzerland [3]
1949 - 1950
P.D. Colnaghi Ltd., London, England, placed on commission at M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY [4]
1950 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from P.D. Colnaghi Ltd. through M. Knoedler & Co. [5]
Notes:
[1] According to the 1916 catalogue raisonné, the painting was in a private English collection for 200 years. The invoice from M. Knoedler & Co. identifies the English family as the Littletons, who were members of the nobility as Lord Hatherton. [Hofstede de Groot, Cornelius. “A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century Based on the Work of John Smith.” London: MacMillan and Co., 1960, Vol. 6, p. 349-350].
[2] Douglas is included in the provenance from the 1916 catalogue raisonné by Hostede de Groot (see note [1]).
[3] In 1914, O. Gutekunst lent the painting to an exhibition at the Colnaghi & Obach Galleries, where Gutekunst worked as a gallery director [“A Loan Collection of Old Masters.” London: Colnaghi & Obach Galleries, 1914, cat. no. 10].
[4] The painting was on commission, number CA3360, at M. Knoedler & Co. by P.D. Colnaghi Ltd. on October 20, 1949, until it was sold to the Museum in 1950 [M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2012.M.54].
[5] Invoice dated May 8, 1950 from M. Knoedler & Co. [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, May 11, 1950.
Robert Langton Douglas, London, England [2]
by 1914-1949
Mr. & Mrs. Otto Gutekunst, London, England, and Switzerland [3]
1949 - 1950
P.D. Colnaghi Ltd., London, England, placed on commission at M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY [4]
1950 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from P.D. Colnaghi Ltd. through M. Knoedler & Co. [5]
Notes:
[1] According to the 1916 catalogue raisonné, the painting was in a private English collection for 200 years. The invoice from M. Knoedler & Co. identifies the English family as the Littletons, who were members of the nobility as Lord Hatherton. [Hofstede de Groot, Cornelius. “A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century Based on the Work of John Smith.” London: MacMillan and Co., 1960, Vol. 6, p. 349-350].
[2] Douglas is included in the provenance from the 1916 catalogue raisonné by Hostede de Groot (see note [1]).
[3] In 1914, O. Gutekunst lent the painting to an exhibition at the Colnaghi & Obach Galleries, where Gutekunst worked as a gallery director [“A Loan Collection of Old Masters.” London: Colnaghi & Obach Galleries, 1914, cat. no. 10].
[4] The painting was on commission, number CA3360, at M. Knoedler & Co. by P.D. Colnaghi Ltd. on October 20, 1949, until it was sold to the Museum in 1950 [M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2012.M.54].
[5] Invoice dated May 8, 1950 from M. Knoedler & Co. [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, May 11, 1950.
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