Study of an old woman

Matthijs Maris, c. 1856 - c. 1857

While studying at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, Maris had to practise depicting facial expressions. His model’s face shows the signs of age. She has deep furrows at the corners of her mouth and around her nostrils, sunken cheeks, and grey hair. The woman’s eyes are closed, as if she has fallen asleep, or perhaps she was blind.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3727
  • Dimensionsheight 31.7 cm x width 35.8 cm x thickness 1.7 cm, depth 6.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsolieverf op papier op paneel

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Study of an Old Woman
    • Study of an old woman

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3727

  • Description

    Studie van het hoofd van een oude vrouw, driekwart naar rechts, met gesloten ogen en loshangend haar.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Matthijs Maris

  • Dating

    c. 1856 - c. 1857

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    olieverf op papier op paneel

  • Dimensions

    • height 31.7 cm x width 35.8 cm x thickness 1.7 cm
    • depth 6.2 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1944

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; on loan from Jean Charles Joseph Drucker (1862-1944, Montreux) and Maria Lydia Drucker-Fraser (1886-1944, Montreux), with 70 other paintings, to the museum, 1919;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed, with 71 other paintings, to the museum, 1944

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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