Study Sheet with a Girl’s Head, a Hand, and an Arm Holding a Guitar

Jean Antoine Watteau, 1705 - 1721

Watteau here used red and black chalk to depict an outstretched left arm holding a guitar. He emphasized the curvature of the hand and the folds of fabric over the shoulder. Along with the prints exhibited on either side, this study demonstrates the artist’s interest in creating graceful poses with musical instruments.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1953-187
  • Dimensionsheight 222 mm x width 165 mm
  • Physical characteristicsrood, zwart en wit krijt

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Study Sheet with a Girl’s Head, a Hand, and an Arm Holding a Guitar

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1953-187

  • Inscriptions / marks

    collector's mark, recto, lower right: Lugt 1710

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Jean Antoine Watteau

  • Dating

    1705 - 1721

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    rood, zwart en wit krijt

  • Dimensions

    height 222 mm x width 165 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; purchased by Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse (1753-1830), Darmstadt, 1812;{Coll. cat. Cordellier 2007, p. 526, no. V.25.} acquired by the state of Hesse and transferred to the Groβherzogliche Museum, Darmstadt, 1830;{Coll. Cat. Cordellier 2007, p. 20.} sold by the Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, after 1933;{Coll. cat. Cordellier 2007, p. 526, no. V.25; formerly known as Groβherzogliches Museum.}…; purchased from the estate of Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • 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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