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Johannes Vermeer: A Lady Writing a Letter

Artist



Alternative names	Johannes van der Meer, Jan Vermeer, Jan Vermeer van Delft, Johannes Reyniersz. Vermeer
Description	Dutch painter and art dealer
Date of birth/death	October 1632	15 December 1675 (buried)
Location of birth/death	Delft	Delft
Work period	1653–1675
Work location	Delft (1653–1675)
Authority file	: Q41264 VIAF: 51961439 ISNI: 000000010901268X ULAN: 500032927 LCCN: n79006488 NLA: 35580238 WorldCat

Title

A lady writing

Object type

painting

Genre

genre art

Date

circa 1665

Medium

painting

Dimensions

height: 45 cm (17.7 in); width: 39.9 cm (15.7 in)

Collection

National Gallery of Art

	Native name	National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
	Location	Washington, D.C., United States of America
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 29″ N, 77° 01′ 12″ W
	Established	17 March 1941
	Website	www.nga.gov
	Authority file	: Q214867 VIAF: 3064149198328574940008 ISNI: 0000000123753994 ULAN: 500115983 LCCN: n79054426 NAID: 10479068 WorldCat

Accession number

1962.10.1 (National Gallery of Art)

Object history

by 1674: Pieter van Ruijven (1624-1674), Delft (?)

1674: inherited by Maria de Knuijt (†1681), Delft (?)
1681: inherited by Magdalena van Ruijven (†1682), Delft (?)
1682: inherited by Jacob Dissius (†1695) (?)
16 May 1696: sale of the collection of Jacob Dissius at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam
J. van Buren, The Hague
7 November 1808: sale of the collection of J. van Buren at Scheurleer, The Hague
Dr. Cornelis Jan Luchtmans (1777-1860), Rotterdam
20 April 1816: sale of the collection of Dr. Cornelis Jan Luchtmans at Muys, Rotterdam

by 1819: F. Kamermans, Rotterdam

3 October 1825: purchased by Lelie at the sale of the collection of F. Kamermans at Lamme, Rotterdam
5 April 1827: sale of the collection of Hendrik Reydon et al. at Jer. de Vries, Amsterdam
François-Xavier, comte de Robiano (1778-1836), City of Brussels
1 May 1837: purchased by J. Héris at the sale of the collection of François-Xavier, comte de Robiano at Barbé, City of Brussels
Unknown date: acquired by Ludovic, comte de Robiano (1887), City of Brussels, from J. Héris

from 1888 until 1906: the estate of Ludovic, comte de Robiano
by 1907: J. & A. LeRoy, City of Brussels

1907: acquired by John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York City, from G.S. Hellman
1913: inherited by John Pierpont Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York City
1940: acquired by Sir Harry Oakes (1943), Nassau, Bahamas
1943: inherited by Lady Eunice Oakes (1946), Nassau, Bahamas
1946: acquired by M. Knoedler & Co., New York City
1946: purchased by Horace Havemeyer (1956), New York City
1956: inherited by Harry Waldron Havemeyer and Horace Havemeyer, Jr., New York City

1962: given to National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., by Harry Waldron Havemeyer and Horace Havemeyer, Jr., New York City

Exhibition history

Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting. Inspiration and Rivalry., Louvre Museum (20 February 2017 - )
Vermeer, Rijksmuseum, 10 February 2023 - 4 June 2023

Inscriptions

Signature center left:

IVMeer

References

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Own work, user:Rlbberlin

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VERMEER VAN DELFT, Jan

(b. 1632, Delft, d. 1675, Delft)

A Lady Writing a Letter 1665-66 Oil on canvas, 45 x 40 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

<I>Signature:</I> Signed on the frame of the painting in the background.

<I>Provenance:</I> Probably identical. with no. 35 in the Amsterdam sale of 1696: "A writing young lady; very good, by the same; fl 63." Sale Van Büren, The Hague, 1808. Sale Rotterdam; 1816. Collection "Kammerman", Rotterdam, 1819-23. Sale Rotterdam, 1825. Sale Amsterdam; 1827. Sale Comte F. de Robiario, Brussels; 1837. Art market, Paris, 1907. Collection Pierpont Morgan, New York. Art gallery Knoedler, New York. Collection Lady Oaks, Nassau, Bahamas. Art gallery Knoedler, New York, 1958. Collection Horace Havemeyer; New York. Gift of Harry Waldron Havemeyer and Horace Havemeyer, Jr., to the museum, in memory of their father, 1962.

We have again a single-figure composition. A lady dressed in a yellow jacket with borders of ermine occupies the center of the composition. She is seated at a table, turned toward the left. Her right hand firmly secures the quill that she is prepared to use. In the meantime, she gazes at the viewer. This is a very elegant, though somewhat dark, interior, the only light coming from an unseen source at the left. It bathes the lady and the table, leaving everything else in a warm penumbra. One used to think that this was a portrait in disguise, an assumption that cannot be maintained in view of the quizzical expression of the sitter, who looks pensively beyond the picture frame into space. The painting on the rear wall, probably representing a skull and other paraphernalia, has plausibly been identified with a work by C. van der Meulen.

Vermeer shows himself here again as an exquisite painter of detail. The style is that of his mature years. Having abandoned the clear back wall "à la Fabritius," he envelops the composition in warm brown tonalities that foster feelings of intimacy, and for once stresses a certain degree of individualization in the model depicted.

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Author: VERMEER VAN DELFT, Jan Title: A Lady Writing a Letter Time-line: 1651-1700 School: Dutch Form: painting

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