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Deux portraits entrent à la National Gallery de Washington

22/8/15 - Acquisitions - Washington, National Gallery - Ce sont deux portraits bien différents qui sont récemment entrés à la National Gallery de Washington.


1. Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
Eddy Cassatt, 1875
Huile sur toile - 148, 6 x 109,9 cm
Washington, National Gallery
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2. Jan Miense Molenaer (vers 1610-1668)
Autoportrait en joueur de luth, vers 1635
Huile sur bois - 38,7 x 32,4 cm
Washington, National Gallery
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Le premier est un grand tableau de Mary Cassatt montrant son neveu, Edward Buchanan Cassatt, surnommé Eddy, sans doute âgé de 5 ans. L’œuvre est restée dans la famille du modèle jusqu’à ce jour et a été donnée au musée par ses descendants, parmi lesquels Julie Thayer Vehr. Elle fut…

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