Head of a Bearded Man Looking Down

Artist Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564 - 1651)

MediumConte and gray wash on paper

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/8 × 7 1/4 inches (20.64 × 18.42 cm)

Credit LineGift of Milton McGreevy

Object numberF75-63/4

On View

Not on view

Collections

European Art

Terms

Exhibition History

N/A

Provenance

With P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., Ltd., London, by 1968;

Purchased from P. and D. Colnaghi by the dealer Nathan Chaikin, Vaud, Switzerland, by June 12-October 11, 1968 [1];

Purchased from Chaikin by Milton W. McGreevy (1903-1980), Kansas City, MO, October 11, 1968-December 30, 1975 [2];

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1975.

NOTES:

[1] Letter from Chrsitopher White, Director, P. and D. Colnaghi, to Nathan Chaikin, June 12, 1968, MS007 Milton McGreevy Papers, NAMA Archives.

[2] MS007 Milton McGreevy Papers, NAMA Archives.

Published References

Jaap Bolten, Abraham Bloemaert, c.1565-1651 The Drawings (Leiden: Drukkerij Nautilus, 2007).

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