id: 142477
accession number: 1966.239
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Seated Woman Searching for Fleas, c. 1671. Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636–1672). Red chalk over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink; sheet: 18.4 x 23.4 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.); secondary support: 18.4 x 23.4 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1966.239
title: Seated Woman Searching for Fleas
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creation date: c. 1671
creation date earliest: 1666
creation date latest: 1676
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Netherlands, 17th century
technique: red chalk over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink
department: Drawings
collection: DR - Dutch
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636–1672) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 18.4 x 23.4 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.); Secondary Support: 18.4 x 23.4 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.)
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description: Japanese paper laid down on cream(3) laid paper, with fragments of tertiary and quaternary supports of beige(1) laid paper
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inscription: upper left, in blue pencil: VX ; VERSO OF QUATERNARY SUPPORT, upper center, in graphite: [mln?][upside down]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Prints and Drawings from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1967-03-29T05:00:00
Prints and Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 29-June 6, 1967).
title: Drawings from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1967-06-09T04:00:00
Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 9, 1967-January 1, 1968).
title: Idea to Image: Preparatory Studies from the Renaissance to Impressionism
opening date: 1980-02-19T05:00:00
Idea to Image: Preparatory Studies from the Renaissance to Impressionism. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 19-March 23, 1980).
title: Seventeenth Century Netherlandish Graphics
opening date: 1982-04-27T04:00:00
Seventeenth Century Netherlandish Graphics. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-August 1, 1982).
title: Northern European Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 1982-11-16T05:00:00
Northern European Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1982-January 9, 1983).
title: Netherlandish Drawings from the Permanent Collection
opening date: 1989-10-10T04:00:00
Netherlandish Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 10-December 31, 1989).
title: Stories From Storage
opening date: 2021-02-07T05:00:00
Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
L. Suzor, Paris
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Léon Suzor, Paris (according to departmental cataloging sheet/card). [Otto Wertheimer, Paris]
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fun fact:
Considered mere nuisances for those living in close proximity to animals, fleas would only become known as carriers of such illnesses as the bubonic plague almost 200 years after this drawing was made.
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wall description:
Born into a prominent family of Dutch marine painters, Adriaen van de Velde was admired as a landscape painter. He specialized in atmospheric pastoral scenes that feature livestock and rustic figures drawn from life. This intimate study of a shepherdess searching for fleas exemplifies the artist’s skilled use of red chalk to capture the effects of light and shade.
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IMAGES
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print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.239/1966.239_print.jpg
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