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Identification and Creation

Object Number
7.2019.13
People
Gerrit de Heer, Dutch (probably Leeuwarden 1606 - 1652 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Title
Peasants Dancing Among Ruins
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361380

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque and transparent watercolor on parchment adhered to panel; thick framing line in brown watercolor
Dimensions
33.3 × 26.6 cm (13 1/8 × 10 1/2 in.)
board: 33.3 × 26.6 × 0.9 cm (13 1/8 × 10 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: On brown paper adhered to back of board, graphite: [indecipherable]
  • label: On separate mat board, small white rectangle: [handwritten in blue ballpoint pen:] 6GDZ2
  • label: On separate mat board, large white Sotheby's label: [typed:] 6GDZ2 [above bar code] / Gerrit de Heer, Peasant Scene / gouache / L12040 0114 / 4th July 2012
  • label: On separate mat board, thin white rectangle: [typed:] ID No. / [with pink highlighting:] 255L12040 / Size
  • inscription: Back of board: [white paint:] S7A / [pink paint:] M
  • inscription: Signed, lower left, on log, in brown ink: G de Heer

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sold [through Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2012, lot 114]; to George Abrams, Boston

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift
Accession Year
2019
Object Number
7.2019.13
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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