Print Dealer Offering Art Works to a Collector of Erotica

Konstantin Aleksandrovich Trutovsky (mentioned on object), 1868

This art dealer has found an enthusiastic audience for his stock. The delighted collector’s penchant for erotica is evident from the room furnishings. These include small statuettes of nudes on his bureau and framed works of naked women hanging on his walls, such as a depiction of Leda and the Swan immediately above the head of the standing man. There is an element of voyeurism in this scene.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-2015-26-737
  • Dimensionsheight 343 mm x width 461 mm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Print Dealer Offering Art Works to a Collector of Erotica

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-2015-26-737

  • Description

    Interieur met een schamel geklede prentverkoper die zijn prenten heeft uitgestald op een houten kist. Drie mannen bekijken een prent van een vrouwelijk naakt. Aan de muur hangen ingelijste prenten. Tegen een secretaire met een fles drank en verschillende beelden staat de wandelstok van de prentverkoper.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • collector's mark: Lugt 2228
    • collector's mark: Lugt 4779

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Konstantin Aleksandrovich Trutovsky (mentioned on object), Russia
    • after design by Konstantin Aleksandrovich Trutovsky (mentioned on object), Russia

  • Dating

    1868

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 343 mm x width 461 mm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    S. Emmering Bequest, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    bequest 2000

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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