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On a rustic wooden chair, a young girl in simple dress and lace-less shoes patiently poses for the artist.

In this black chalk drawing, a young girl in a long dress quietly sits on a rustic wooden chair. Her hands are folded in her lap. Her attire and lace-less shoe betray her poverty.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.91
People
Jozef Israëls, Dutch (Groningen, The Netherlands 1824 - 1911 The Hague, The Netherlands)
Title
A Young Girl Sitting on a Chair
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370603

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk on tan wove paper
Dimensions
36.7 × 25.7 cm (14 7/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right, black chalk: J Israels

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Charles Roelofsz, Amsterdam], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1986, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gift of George Abrams in honor of William W. Robinson, Curator of Drawings (1988-2016) and in memory of Justice Ruth I. Abrams (Radcliffe '53, Harvard Law School '56)
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.91
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2700 Impressionism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/14/2022 - 11/09/2022

Verification Level

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