Moses ter Borch Holding a Kolf Stick

c. 1655

Attributed to Gesina ter Borch and Gerard ter Borch the Younger

Associated Names
Gesina ter Borch

Artist, Dutch, 1631 - 1690

Gerard ter Borch the Younger

Artist, Dutch, 1617 - 1681

This painting depicts a person from head to toe, standing upright and looking off to the right. The person has a round face with fair skin and slightly flushed cheeks. Their long hair is curly and blond, peeking out from underneath a fluffy, off-white fur hat. They are dressed in a voluminous cream coat with a thick, fur-like texture, tied with a green ribbon at their neck. Their coat and hat have hints of brown and rosy pink among the light tufts. Underneath the fur coat appears to be a green cloak and a thick brown jacket, and they wear a long, decorated brown skirt with dark brown patterns down the front and around the hem. Below the skirt, pointed black shoes with red laces are visible. In their left arm, the figure holds a long stick with a hooked end next to a small ball near their feet. Their other hand rests on their hip. The floor is light gray, and the space behind them is dark gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on panel

  • Credit Line

    The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.37 × 26.67 cm (15 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.106.1

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Miss Phylis Pearson; (her sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 29 March 1968, no. 110, as Aelbert Cuyp); (Edward Speelman [1910-1994], London); private collection, UK;[1] (sale Sotheby’s, New York, 27 January 2022, no. 26); (Salomon Lilian, Geneva);[2] purchased 2022 by NGA.
[1] According to the 2022 Sotheby’s sale catalogue, the family of the seller presumably purchased it from Speelman.
[2] Salomon Lilian offered the painting at TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) in Maastricht, The Netherlands, 24-30 June 2022.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2023

  • Wiesman, Marjorie E. "Gifts and Acquisitions." Art for the Nation no. 67 (Fall 2023): 26-27, repro.


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