string(20) "edanmdm:fsg_F1932.28" Portrait of a Painter - National Museum of Asian Art

Portrait of a Painter

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1478-81
  • Geography

    Istanbul, Turkey
  • Material

    Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (overall): 28.7 x 18.8 cm (11 5/16 x 7 3/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1932.28
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1932.28

Object Details

  • Provenance

    Jacques Doucet, Paris [1]
    1932
    Parish-Watson Company, New York 1932 [2]
    From 1932
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Parish-Watson Company, New York in 1932 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.
    [2] Object file, undated folder sheet note. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
    [3] See note 2.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
    Facing East: Portraits from Asia (July 1 to September 4, 2006)
    Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
    Islamic Art (May 9, 1993 to June 3, 1997)
    Turkish Art (May 26, 1982 to June 24, 1982)
    Turkish Art (November 1, 1980 to May 25, 1982)
    Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
    Turkish Art—Special Exhibition (August 1, 1973 to December 19, 1973)
    Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
    Near Eastern Art (June 5, 1964 to August 18, 1967)
    Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)
    Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)
    Special Exhibition (February 9, 1954 to April 20, 1954)
    Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
    Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947)
    Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)
    International Exhibition of Persian Art (January 7 to March 7, 1931)
    Ausstellung von Meisterwerken Mohammedanischer Kunst in München (May to October 1910)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Jacques Doucet (1853-1929)
    Parish-Watson Company
  • Origin

    Istanbul, Turkey
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Painting
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