The Pearl Necklace

1916

Timothy Cole after Johannes Vermeer

Associated Names
Timothy Cole

Artist, American, 1852 - 1931

Johannes Vermeer

Artist After, Dutch, 1632 - 1675

The image depicts a woman in a side profile, standing and slightly bending forward. She has her hair styled back in a bun with a ribbon tied around it. She is wearing a light-colored, patterned garment with loose sleeves, and adjusting a pearl necklace around her neck. In the background, there is a table covered with a decorative cloth on which various indistinct objects rest. The setting is minimal, with an empty wall behind her, emphasizing her figure and the act of adorning herself with the necklace.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eric Denker, Washington, DC; gift 2005 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1925

  • Smith, Ralph Clifton. The Wood Engraved Work of Timothy Cole. Washington, DC: Press of Gibson Brothers, Inc., 1925.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: The Pearl Necklace / by J. Vermeer. Berlin Gal. / detail from large engraving / by Timothy Cole

Wikidata ID

Q76358931

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