id:			329339
accession number:	2019.10
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.10
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The Bird Seller, c. 1700–10. Willem van Mieris (Dutch, 1662–1747). Black and white chalk on blue paper, laid down on brown paper; sheet: 26 x 22.3 cm (10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2019.10

title:				The Bird Seller
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creation date:			c. 1700–10
creation date earliest:		1695
creation date latest:		1715
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Netherlands, 17th-18th century
technique:	black and white chalk on blue paper, laid down on brown paper
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Dutch
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Willem van Mieris (Dutch, 1662–1747)  - artist
Dutch painter and printmaker, 1662-1747
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measurements: Sheet: 26 x 22.3 cm (10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Christie's, London, England
	date: July 8, 2003
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	Private Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
	date: 2003-2019
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	the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: March 4, 2019
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fun fact:
In 17th-century Holland, market scenes portraying a man and a woman often had amorous undertones.

digital description:
In this market scene, the Dutch artist Willem van Mieris portrayed a man and woman in a poultry shop who negotiate over the price of a bird. A curtain is pulled aside above to reveal the scene—as if the viewer sees something in secret—while a faux relief panel below them portrays amorous putti. Market scenes portraying a man and a woman often carried amorous or lascivious connotations in 17th-century Holland, undertones that were acknowledged and enjoyed by the middle-class patrons who purchased such works.

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RELATED WORKS

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.10/2019.10_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.10/2019.10_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.10/2019.10_full.tif