The DESSINART COLLECTION
Description
Title
Portrait of a man, bust-length, wearing a ruff
Attribution
Sir Anthony van Dyck
Medium
Oil on canvas-Relined
Dimensions
Stretcher: L. 54,60 cm. | W. 45,40 cm.
Inscriptions
Documentation
Provenance
- Sir George Stephen (1829-1921), 1st Baronet Mount Stephen, Brocket Hall, Hatfield; his deceased sale, Christies, London, 19 May 1922, lot 64 (32 gns. to Ms. Kendal), as 'van Dyck.' - with P. Jackson Higgs Gallery, New York, by 1927. - David L. Loew (1897-1973), Beverly Hills, by 1950. - Anonymous sale; Dorotheum, Vienna, 17 April 2013, lot 878, as Attributed to Anthony van Dyck, where acquired by the present owner. - Property from the Descendants of Chuck Close.
Exhibition
- Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Eighth loan exhibition of Old Masters: Paintings by Anthony van Dyck, 3-20 April 1929, no. 31, as Anthony van Dyck. Possibly exhibited: - Los Angeles, Los Angeles Art Association, Loan Exhibition of International Art, 15 October–15 December 1937, no. 52, as Anthony van Dyck, Portrait of a Gentleman; lent by Mr. and Mrs. David L. Loew, Beverly Hills.
Literature
- E. Larson, The Paintings of Anthony van Dyck, II, Feren, 1988, p. 477, no. A. 113/2, as a studio replica. - H. Vey, in S.J. Barnes, et. al., Van Dyck, A complete catalogue of the Paintings, New Haven and London, 2004, p. 388, under no. III.195, as a copy.
Digital Archives
Technical Imaging
Visible Light
Visible Light imaging records the artwork under normal white light, corresponding to what the human eye can see. It is used to document the current visual appearance of the object, including colour, surface condition, losses, cracks, retouching, inscriptions, and other visible details.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet examination uses UV radiation to observe fluorescence on the surface of an artwork. It is commonly used to identify varnish layers, later retouching, restorations, overpaint, adhesives, and certain surface materials that may fluoresce differently from the original paint or support.
Infrared
Infrared imaging uses infrared radiation to penetrate certain paint layers and reveal features not visible in normal light. It is often used to study underdrawings, compositional changes, hidden inscriptions, earlier restorations, or carbon-based drawing materials beneath the surface.
X-Radiography
X-Radiography uses X-rays to examine the internal structure of an artwork. It can reveal the construction of the support, canvas weave, panel joins, nails, damages, previous repairs, dense pigments, hidden compositions, and changes made during the painting process.
