A Fashionable Young Woman Seen from Behind

1800/1803

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Associated Names
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Artist, German, 1759 - 1835

The image shows a person from the back, with their full body visible. They are depicted standing, with one hand holding up part of their long, flowing dress and the other hand raised, holding a parasol. The person's facial features are not visible due to the angle, but they have elaborate hair adorned with feathers and floral embellishments. They are wearing a high-collared gown that appears to be draped and cinched at the waist with a bow. The person also has a chain or cord hanging from their waist and is holding a parasol with a pointed handle and a scalloped edge. The background is plain and does not include any additional details.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Duke Leopold Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau (1740-1817) (stamp of his grandfather? Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt Dessau, Lugt 1708b); Einsiedel Collection, Dresden, 1833. (sale, Galerie Berda Bassenge, Berlin, 4 June 1993, no. 5424); Wolfgang Ratjen, Vaduz; Ratjen Foundation, Vaduz; purchased by NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 36, no. 47, under no. 36.

Bibliography

1920

  • Jentsch, Ernst. "Der Radierer Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1757 Berlin-1835 Dessau." Unpublished dissertation. Breslau, 1920: no. 10.

Watermarks

VAN DER LEY

Wikidata ID

Q64538053

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