Old Woman by the Fireplace

Old Woman by the Fireplace

SK-A-3267

Oude vrouw zittend bij de haard met een kat op schoot en de voeten op een stoofje.

signature: ‘Allebé’

painter: August Allebé (mentioned on object)

c. 1850 - c. 1875

oil on panel

• height 21.6 cm x width 15.9 cm x thickness 1.6 cm
• depth 6.4 cm

W.M.H. Ramaer-Drognat Landré Bequest, Amsterdam

bequest 1936-08

Public domain

Presented by the artist to his brother Gerard Allebé (1849-1879) and his wife Wilhelmina Marie Henriette Allebé-Drognat Landré (1851-1936), Amsterdam, as a wedding gift, 1875;{Amsterdam etc. 1988, p. 179.} bequeathed by Wilhelmina Marie Henriette Ramaer-Drognat Landré, widow of Gerard Allebé and of Lodewijk W.J.J. Ramaer (1840-1901), to the museum, August 1936

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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