Catfish and Goldfish in an Aquarium
Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof
(Dutch, 1866–1924)
Medium/TechniqueTransparent and opaque watercolor over graphite
DimensionsSheet: 50.4 × 65.7 cm (19 13/16 × 25 7/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Maida and George Abrams Collection—Gift in honor of Clifford S. Ackley, William W. Robinson, and in memory of Justice Ruth I. Abrams
Accession number2021.294
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Not on viewClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
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Dijsselhof trained at the Art Academy in Hague before moving to Amsterdam, which proved to be the watershed moment of his career for his exposure there to the Amsterdam zoo and its new aquarium. He supposedly visited every afternoon, an experience that profoundly shaped his art. Dozens of sketches and paintings of underwater creatures record his abiding interest in sea life.
ProvenanceJ. A. van Dongen (b. 1888 - d. 1972), Amsterdam. 1990, sold by Charles Roelofsz. (dealer), Amsterdam to George S. and Maida Abrams, Newton, MA; 2021, gift of George S. Abrams to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 2021)
Unknown English, late 18th-early 19th century
1780–1820
Unknown English, late 18th-early 19th century
1780–1820
Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof
Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof
