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Portrait of Madame van Leer: 2388

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Madame van Leer

Maker(s)

Painter: Derain, André

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 50.1 cm
Width: 35.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1939) by Hindley Smith, Frank

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1929 : Characteristic of Derain's work of this period.

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: a derain
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Rubber stamp of Paris Customs
  • Type: Stamp
  • Text: illegible (there are two inscriptions)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 56 x 36
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2388
Primary reference Number: 2641
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of Madame van Leer" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2641 Accessed: 2024-11-21 19:38:25

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