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Standing Man in Oriental Costume Holding a Pipe
Bernardus Johannes Blommers (Dutch, 1845–1914)
19th Century
1865
Medium/Technique
Transparent and opaque watercolor and brown ink over black dry media
Dimensions
Sheet: 40.3 × 27.5 cm (15 7/8 × 10 13/16 in.)
Framed: 53.6 × 43.3 cm (21 1/8 × 17 1/16 in.)
Framed: 53.6 × 43.3 cm (21 1/8 × 17 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection—Gift in honor of Clifford S. Ackley, William W. Robinson, and in memory of Justice Ruth I. Abrams
Accession Number2021.291
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Signed
Signed and dated, left center: B. J. Blommers (underlined)/ fecit 1865 (underlined)
InscriptionsFrame verso, on paper dustcover: Bernard Johannes Blommers (1845 - 1914) / An Oriental in red dress and white cape standing / by a doorway smoking a pipe; recto / verso Fragmentary figure study of a woman at a table / Signed and dated "B. J. Blommers / Fecit 1865", watercolor / over black chalk 402 x 272mm.
ABR581
ABR581
Provenance2013, sold by ArtConsult, Amsterdam to George S. Abrams, Newton, MA; 2021, gift of George S. Abrams to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 2021)