Study of a Man Playing a Pipe

1640s

Govaert Flinck

Associated Names
Govaert Flinck

Artist, Dutch, 1615 - 1660

The image shows an artistic drawing of a muscular man in a dynamic pose. He is depicted standing with one leg crossing over the other, his body slightly turned to the left. The man's head is turned to his left, showing his facial profile with a prominent nose and slightly open mouth. He has curly hair and is naked, with a piece of cloth draped around his back and tied at the waist. The man is holding a long slender object in his right hand. The background is plain with a greyish-blue paper texture and a narrow frame bordering the edges.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and white chalk on blue laid paper, laid down on an old album sheet

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 39.5 × 24.2 cm (15 9/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 45.6 × 30.5 cm (17 15/16 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.20.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's London, 8 July 2015, no. 188, as attributed to Flinck); David McDonnell, Alexandria, VA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64572682

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