Moses ter Borch Holding a Kolf Stick
c. 1655
Artist, Dutch, 1631 - 1690
Artist, Dutch, 1617 - 1681
West Building Main Floor, Gallery 50-A
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on panel
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 39.37 × 26.67 cm (15 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)
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Accession
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, repro, 27.