Portrait of an Old Man

Artists

Dimensions

66.9 x 50.7 cm (26 5/16 x 19 15/16 in.) framed: 98.3 x 82.5 cm (38 11/16 x 32 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Ducal Collection, Oldenburg (1823-1918). Gustav Pauli, Bremen and Hamburg, 1919. [Unidentified dealer, by 1923]. [1] [Paul Bottenwieser, Berlin and Frankfurt, 1925] sold; to private collector. [Ehrich Galleries, New York, by 1928], sold; to Nettie Naumburg, New York, 1928, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1930 Notes [1] Per Wilhelm Bode in “Die Rembrandts der Oldenberger Galerie, Berliner Tageblatt und Handels-Zeitung," no. 340, July 21, 1923, the painting was transported to Amsterdam and the United States where it was offered for sale and then returned to Germany.