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03.1 Euro Peasant Types, Men
Since the sixteenth century European artists have brought ordinary people and children into their studios to model for them. The resulting paintings are often “types” that would appeal to the market. Johnson painted such works, especially in the Hague, where he went to study Rembrandt and the Old Dutch Masters in 1851. —PH
Hills no. 3.1.3
Baur no. 8 / 1907 Sale no. 67
The Hollander—Amsterdam
Alternate titles: A Gentleman of the Hague; Hollander
1854
Locale: The Hague, the Netherlands
Oil on canvas
25 3/8 x 20 3/4 in. (64.5 x 52.7 cm)
Initialed and dated lower right in red: E. J. 1854
Private Collection, Columbus, Georgia
1907 Estate Sale 
No. 67: "The life-size head and shoulders of a middle-aged Dutch burgher in profile, both hands clasping the head of a stick. A mass of dark curly hair covers his head, and, with a narrow line of chin whiskers, frames in a sensitive and kindly face. He wears over his shoulders a full cloak, with a narrow collar, showing a red waistcoat underneath. The face is strongly lighted from the upper left, and the background is a graded tone of brown."
"Signed at the lower right, E. J., 1854.
Height, 25 inches; width, 20 inches"
[Annotation: “55.00 / Cogswell”]
"Signed at the lower right, E. J., 1854.
Height, 25 inches; width, 20 inches"
[Annotation: “55.00 / Cogswell”]
Labels
Labels on verso: Cogswell; 407 [partial]
Provenance
Eastman Johnson estate/Mrs. Eastman Johnson, New York, 1906 (by bequest)
[The artist's estate sale, American Art Association, New York, February 26–27, 1907, no. 67 (as The Hollander—Amsterdam)]
William Browne Cogswell, Syracuse, New York, husband of the artist's niece, Mary Naomi Johnson Cogswell (daughter of the artist's brother Reuben), February 26, 1907 (by purchase)
Cora Browning Cogswell, his wife, 1921 (by bequest)
Florence Pearl and Elizabeth C. Browning, Syracuse, New York, her sisters, 1936 (by bequest)
Private collection, by 2007
[Sotheby's, October 10, 2007, Sale 8337, lot 112 (as The Hollander—Amsterdam)]
Betty Krulik Fine Art, Ltd., October 10, 2007 (as agent)
Private Collection, Columbus, Georgia, October 10, 2007 (by purchase)
Exhibitions
1907a Century Association
Century Association, New York, Memorial Exhibition of Eastman Johnson, February 9–13, 1907, as Hollander.1939 Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906, January 18, 1939–February 26, 1940. (Exhibition catalogue: Baur 1940), as The Hollander—Amsterdam.References
AAA 1907b
Catalogue of Finished Pictures, Studies, and Drawings by the Late Eastman Johnson, N.A. New York: American Art Association, February 1907. Sale catalogue, n.p., no. 67, as The Hollander—Amsterdam.Baur 1940
Baur, John I. H. An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1940. Exhibition catalogue (1939 Brooklyn Museum), no. 8, as The Hollander—Amsterdam.Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 2007-08-30
Examination notes: Labels: remnant of 407 on paper; label with Cogswell. Highlight on eye (shadowed part—thin)—and on lid, on nose, forehead. Thin on upper lip—probably purposeful to give five o'clock shadow effect. Lips have full color. Awkward hands, as if done by a separate artist. Heavy lids.
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Record last updated March 30, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "The Hollander—Amsterdam, 1854 (Hills no. 3.1.3)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=28 (accessed on April 24, 2024).