Portrait of a Young Woman
Aert de Gelder (Dutch, 1645–1727)
c. 1690
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Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
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About this work
This young woman’s direct gaze and parted lips lend her a sense of lively presence, as does her right hand venturing subtly into the viewer’s space. This painting has the appearance of a portrait, but the fanciful costume and casual pose suggest that it could be a character study. Such works, which were pioneered by Rembrandt van Rijn and taken up by his pupils, were sold on the open market at significantly lower prices than commissioned portraits. One of Rembrandt’s last students around 1660, Aert de Gelder continued to use his teacher’s techniques to achieve richly textured surfaces and psychological depth into the 18th century, well after Rembrandt’s popularity had faded.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 66.9 × 53.3 cm (26 5/16 × 21 in.)
Museum record · 4 owners · 17 exhibitions
Provenance
- Probably Hugh Ker Colville, Bellaport Hall, Shropshire, England.
- Collection D. A. J. Kessler, The Hague.
- Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam, 1922.
- D. A. Hoogendijk, Amsterdam; purchased by the Art Institute, 1932.1175.
Exhibitions
- St. Louis City Art Museum, Exhibition of Dutch Pictures from the 15th–20th Century, Collection Goudstikker, 1922.
- New York, Anderson Gallery, Exhibition of Dutch and Flemish Pictures XV to XX Century from the Goudstikker Collection of Amsterdam, March 10–April 7, 1923.
- The Hague, Pulchri Studio, Collection Goudstikker d’Amsterdam, November 3–December 2, 1923.
- Dordrecht, Pictura, Keuze-tentoonstelling van werken door Dordtsche meesters, 17e, 18e, en eerste helft der19e eeuw, October 1–19, 1924.
- Rotterdam, Rotterdamsche Kunstkring, Collectie Goudstikker, December 20, 1924–January 11, 1925.
- London, Royal Academy of Arts, Exhibition of Dutch Art, January–March 1929.
- Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–November 1, 1933.
- Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–November 1, 1934.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings, Drawings and Etchings by Rembrandt and his Circle, December 19, 1935–January 19, 1936; traveled to Worcester Art Museum, Rembrandt and his Circle, February 4–March 1, 1936.
- Hartford, Connecticut, Wadsworth Atheneum, 43 Portraits, January 26–February 10, 1937.
- Kansas City, Missouri, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Seventh Anniversary Exhibition of German, Flemish, and Dutch Paintings, December, 1940–January, 1941.
- New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dutch Painting: The Golden Age, An Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of the Seventeenth Century, 1954–1955; traveled to The Toledo Museum of Art; The Art Gallery of Toronto (New York and Toledo venues only).
- Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Six Centuries of Headdress, April 3–May 1, 1955.
- The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Portraits: Mirror of Man, September 30–October 28, 1956.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Rembrandt After Three Hundred Years, October 25–December 7, 1969; traveled to The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, December 22, 1969–February 1, 1970; The Detroit Institute of Arts, February 24–April 5, 1970.
- Art Institute of Chicago, European Portraits 1600–1900 in the Art Institute of Chicago, July 8–September 11, 1978.
- Dordrechts Museum, Arent de Gelder (1645–1727): Rembrandts laatste leerling, October 10, 1998–January 17, 1999; traveled to Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, February 19–May 19, 1999.
