The Artist's Wife Esther

1713

Balthasar Denner

Associated Names
Balthasar Denner

Artist, German, 1685 - 1749

The image depicts the upper body of a person from the shoulders up. The person is in a seated or slightly leaning forward position, with their head tilted to one side and directed downwards. Their facial expression is serene, with delicate features and high cheekbones. The hair is styled back, with a cloth or veil partially covering it. The person appears to be wearing a garment with draped fabric around the neck. The drawing is on a plain background, without visible objects or detailed scenery. There are no visible objects or jewelry on the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk on thin laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.5 x 16.7 cm (8 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.53.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Gerde Bassenge, Berlin, 27 November 2009, no. 6221); (via C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2009

  • Galerie Bassenge, Berlin. Gemälde Alter und Neurer Meister Zeichnungen des 15.-19. Jahrhunderts. 27 November 2009: 154 (under no. 6221).

Inscriptions

lower left in red chalk: Ao 1713 (not deciphered)b: 9 / Scharrenkamp; by later hand, lower right verso: Denner! / (not deciphered)!

Wikidata ID

Q64537118

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