Woman Weighing Pearls

1922

Timothy Cole after Johannes Vermeer

Associated Names
Timothy Cole

Artist, American, 1852 - 1931

Johannes Vermeer

Artist After, Dutch, 1632 - 1675

The image shows a woman standing from the waist up, facing slightly to the left. She has a serene expression, with her head slightly inclined, looking down at an object she is holding. Her hair is covered by a white veil or headscarf. She is wearing a dark outer garment over lighter clothing, and appears to be holding a balance or scales in her right hand, weighing small objects, possibly pearls. The table in front of her is covered with a patterned cloth and there is a shallow bowl to the left of her hand. In the background, a large painting is partially visible on the wall and sunlight streams in from a window on the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.4 x 19.3 cm (9 3/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 29.2 cm (14 x 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.110.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Smith 1925, no. 491

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1925

  • Smith, Ralph Clifton. The Wood Engraved Work of Timothy Cole. Washington, DC: Press of Gibson Brothers, Inc., 1925.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Vermeer, Lady Weighing Pearls / Widener Col. Elkins Park, Pa; lower right in graphite: Timothy Cole

Wikidata ID

Q74039125

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