The Artist with a Fortune Teller in a Landscape
17th century
oil on canvas
frame: 61 3/4 x 82 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (156.85 x 209.87 x 12.07 cm)
David Teniers
(Antwerp, Belgium, 1610 - 1690, Brussels, Belgium)
CULTURE OR GROUP:
Flemish
OBJECT TYPE:
oil paintings (visual works)
IMAGE USE:
Open Access Image
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LOCATION:
Lobby
CREDIT LINE:
Gift of Merle J. and Emily N. Trees
OBJECT NUMBER:
1948-1-2
PERMALINK:
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ADDITIONAL IMAGES:
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WWII Provenance Project
Provenance:
16 July 1943, “Walker,” by purchase at Christie’s (London), from “the property of the late Samuel Scott, Baronet., of Redenham House, Andover, and are now sold by the order of the Trustees of the late Sir Edward Henry Scott, Bart.,” lot 14. By 1945, Koetster Gallery (New York); around 25 July 1945, Merle J. Trees (Chicago, 1883–1954), by purchase from Koetster Gallery; 1948, University of Illinois, by gift from Merle J. and Emily N. Trees.
Notes:
[1] The painting is listed as The Gypsy Fortune Teller in the Christie’s auction catalogue.
Last Updated: 6/3/2021
DIMENSIONS
- primary object, canvas: 47 1/8 x 69 1/4 in. (119.7 x 175.9 cm)
- frame, frame: 62 x 82 3/4 in. (157.48 x 210.19 cm)
- frame, frame: 61 3/4 x 82 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (156.85 x 209.87 x 12.07 cm)