The Artist's Wife with a Book

1752

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Associated Names
Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Artist, German, 1712 - 1775

The image shows the upper half of a woman's body seated in a chair. She is facing slightly toward her left, with her right hand raised, index finger pointing upward, and her left hand resting on the pages of an open book in front of her. Her facial features include a round face, gentle eyes, and a subtle smile. She has light hair neatly pulled back under a lace cap adorned with small flowers. She is dressed in a light-colored blouse with voluminous sleeves and a black lace scarf tied with a yellow bow around her neck. The woman wears drop earrings, but no other jewelry is visible. The background is a simple, neutral color that puts focus on her and the book.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, Paris). (sale, Galerie am Neumarkt, Zurich, 3 November 1972, no. 214). (sale, Arno Winterberg, Heidelberg, 4 May 1979, no. 856). Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

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Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 30, 38, no. 28.

Bibliography

1970

  • Galerie Paul Prouté, S.A. Dessins originaux anciens et modernes....(Catalogue "Uzès"). Paris, 1970: 14, no. 34.

Inscriptions

signed and dated at top left in black ink: G. F. Schmidt/1761

Wikidata ID

Q64571173

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