After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a famous history painter. Upon completion of his training Rembrandt returned to Leiden.
à l’époque de Catherine II," in Rembrandt et son école: Collections du musée
will;[6] Michael Dreicer’s widow, Maisie Dreicer Whyte de Kerchove [1889-1976, née
An inventory of 1632 confirms the presence of this rare set of pendant paintings by the still-life master Balthasar van der Ast in the collection of Princess Amalia van Solms, wife of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange. The two works complement each other and reinforce the message that one should be grateful for the abundance and beauty of God’s creation.
name provided, by Lynda McLeod, Librarian, Christie’s Archives, London, in her e–mail
An inventory of 1632 confirms the presence of this rare set of pendant paintings by the still-life master Balthasar van der Ast in the collection of Princess Amalia van Solms, wife of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange. The two works complement each other and reinforce the message that one should be grateful for the abundance and beauty of God’s creation.
name provided, by Lynda McLeod, Librarian, Christie’s Archives, London, in her e–mail
After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a famous history painter. Upon completion of his training Rembrandt returned to Leiden.
kindly provided by Lynda McLeod, Librarian, Christie’s Archives, London, in her e–mail
In the spring of 1826, Thomas Cole met Robert Gilmor Jr., a highly knowledgeable and sophisticated Baltimore collector, who soon commissioned a view of Catskill Mountain House, a popular hotel overlooking the Hudson River Valley. After a summer spent sketching and painting in the area and corresponding with his patron concerning the selection of a new subject, Cole completed Sunrise in the Catskills in early December and had it delivered to Baltimore on Christmas Day.
in this sale was kindly brought to the Gallery’s attention by Lance Humphries (e–mail
Thanks to correspondence from Olafur Thorvaldsson (e–mail of 27 September 2019, in
In this intimate portrait, a bearded man with piercing eyes gazes to his right, his weathered face brightly illuminated against his dark beret. Bright accents enliven his eyes and help model his forehead and cheek bones, while similar highlights define the folds of his open shirt and articulate the strands of his grey hair.
were kindly provided by Lynda Mcleod, libarian at Christie’s Archives, London (e–mail
have resulted when the painting was transferred from an old canvas to a new one by E.
In December 1872, Sisley traveled to Port-Marly, a village in the western suburbs of Paris. There he produced four paintings showing the flooding of the Seine River.
Diana Kostyrko (see her e-mails from October through December 2008 in NGA curatorial
