Blue Iris

Jan van der Vinne III (Dutch, 1734–1805)

mid-18th to early 19th century

Medium/TechniqueWatercolor over graphite on off-white laid paper, framing lines in brown ink, mounted on cream wove paper

DimensionsSheet: 42.5 x 27 cm (16 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of the Print and Drawing Club and the Lucy Dalbiac Luard Fund

Accession number1991.451

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ClassificationsWatercolors

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InscriptionsVerso, lower right, in graphite: Jan van der Vinne Janszn. Verso, lower center, in graphite: coll Gevers Verso, lower center, in graphite: a small label with a blue frame Verso, on old mount, lower left in brown ink: 3. 11. / 70. Gevers Verso, on old mount, lower left in brown ink: Th Honig Verso, on old mount, lower left in brown ink: 3 12 [erased] Verso, on old mount, at bottom, in graphite: Jan van de Vinne Jansz (12.7.1734--1.7.1805)

ProvenanceGevers, Haarlem; Th. Hoog, Haalem; Amsterdam market; acquired June 1991 from Theo Laurentius, Voorschoten