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43.418

Datec. 1620
Object PlaceAntwerp, Brabant, Western Europe, Europe
Modern PlaceBelgium, Western Europe, Europe
MediumOil on oak panel
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions20 1/2 × 26 3/8 inches (52 × 67 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frederic A. Gimbel and Dr. Armand Hammer
Terms
Object number43.418
DescriptionBust of an elderly man with unkempt hair and a stubble growth of whiskers. His face is upturned and he is pulling his shirt off his right shoulder and chest.
On View
On view
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Paintings, Gallery 4
Provenance(?) Pommersfelden, Collection Counts Schönborn Paris, auction Haro père et fils, (Galerie Sedelmeyer), 30-31 May, 1892, lot 26 (citing Schönborn provenance) sold for F frs. 950; Paris, auction Collection Paul Mersch; Paris Collection E. Warneck; Paris, auction of the succession of Mme. E. Warneck (Drouot-Féral) 10-11 May, 1905, lot 38, bought by Newumans for F. frs. 3700; Budapest, Collection Marcel Nemes; Brussels, auction Baron Léon de Pitteurs Hugaerts d'Ordange & others, (Fiévèz), 14 December, 1927, lot 69, pl. XII (citing Warneck provenance). Mexico, Collection Alberto J. Pani; New York, auction A. J. Pani, (Kende Galleries), 17 December, 1942, lot 33, bought for $425.00 (n. b: the Kende Galleries were owned by Gimbel Bros); New York, Gimbel Brothers, acquired by Mr. Frederick A. Gimbel and Dr. Armand Hammer for the DIA in 1943.