Acis and Galatea

c. 1590 - 1593

Abraham Bloemaert

Associated Names
Abraham Bloemaert

Artist, Dutch, 1566 - 1651

The image shows two figures reclining closely together. The bodies are detailed, showing skin texture and muscle definition from the waist up. One figure has obscured facial features, while the other has visible delicate features and curly hair. The clothing appears minimal, resembling flowing drapery. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background consists of abstract shapes and lines, suggesting a natural environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash and traces of white heightening over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Woodner Collection, Gift of Andrea Woodner

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.2 x 30.1 cm (12 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.11.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bolten, no. 524

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Matthias Konrad Hubert Rech [1879-1946], Bonn, Germany (Lugt 2745b); (sale, London, Sotheby's, 27 June 1974, lot 169); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu and tour, 1983-85, no. 48.

1986

  • Meisterzeichnungen aus Sechs Jahrhunderten: Die Sammlung Ian Woodner, Haus der Kunst, Munich and Vienna, 1986, no. 58.

  • Dibujos de los siglos XIV al XX: Colección Woodner, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1986-87, no. 70.

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 63.

2006

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007.

2016

  • Recent Acquisitions of Dutch and Flemish Drawings, NGA, 2016.

2017

  • The Woodner Collections: Master Drawings from Seven Centuries, NGA, 2017.

Bibliography

1985

  • Andrews, Keith.Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland. Catalogue of Netherlandish Drawings.Edinburgh, 1985.

1992

  • Goldner, George R. and Lee Hendrix.The J. Paul Getty Museum, European Drawings II. Catalogue of the Collections.2 vols. Malibu, 1992.

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996: no. 63.

2007

  • Bolten, Jaap._Abraham Bloemaert c. 1565-1651: The Drawings._Leiden, 2007.

Inscriptions

by later hand, center verso in graphite: Gernt Pieters / cf. Pieters / 130788

Watermarks

fleur-de-lis with initials IS in circle with number 4 and initials WR below (similar to Briquet 7124

Wikidata ID

Q64533207

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