Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair
| Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair | |
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| Artist | Rembrandt |
| Year | 1633 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 124.1 cm × 98.4 cm (48.9 in × 38.7 in) |
| Location | Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati |
Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair is a painting by the
Description
The pose of the wealthy subject is unusually animated, as he is rising, perhaps to greet a visitor or to introduce him to his wife depicted in a companion painting.[1][3] The portrait and its pendant, Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan, have been separated since 1793.[2][4] Occasional exhibitions have reunited the pair.[3] Wilhelm von Bode was the first one to notice the similarities in size and composition and presented the man and woman as pendants in his catalogue of Rembrandt paintings in 1897.[5][6]
Provenance
The painting was purchased by Charles P. Taft from the Pourtales family of Paris, who had it in their private gallery for more than 100 years. Although the price paid for the picture was not made public, it was reported in the London Times at the time of the purchase (ca. 1909) that it cost $500,000.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair". Taft Museum of Art. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ a b Durrell, Jane (Nov 1992). "The Collection of a Lifetime". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 54. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ISBN 9781588392732. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ Bode/Hofstede de Groot 1897-1905 vol. 2 (1897), p. 9
- ^ RKD Portrait of a man rising from his chair. Retrieved 8 May 2017
- ^ Industrial Bureau of Cincinnati (1909). The Cincinnati Industrial Magazine, Volumes 1-2. p. 50. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
