Portrait of a Man by Jan Mijtens
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Portrait of a Man

Jan Mijtens · c. 1665

Provenance

Ownership history

  1. Van Tuyll van Serooskerken, Middelburg, The Netherlands, until 1895 [according to the catalogue of the Stillwell sale, 1927, in which the family name is given as Serkerken]; Goudstikker, Amsterdam, 1895 [according to the 1927 Stillwell sale catalogue]; Dr. John E. Stillwell, New York, from 1895; sold, Anderson Galleries, New York, December 1, 1927, lot 222 to Seidlitz and van Baarn for $1, 000 [according to Art News, December 10, 1927, p. 12]. Ronald Fritz, Cragsmoor, New York; given to the Art Institute, 1986.

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.

Literature

Published references

  • “Pictures Bring Best Prices in Stillwell Sale,” The Art News 26, no. 10 (December 10, 1927), p. 12.
  • The Art Insitute of Chicago, Annual Report 1986-1987 (Chicago, 1987), p. 56.
  • Alexandra Nina Bauer, Jan Mijtens (1613/14-1670): Leben und Werk eines Haager Porträtmalers, Petersberg, 2006, p. 169, no. A 14, fig. 14.

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