Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument

Provenance

Jacques Doucet [1853-1929], Paris (his sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 5 June 1912, no. 64); Sir Geoge Donaldson; private collection, Paris, 1931; Howard Sturges [d. 1955], New York, by 1950; gift 1956 to NGA.

Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument

Watteau, Antoine

1717/1718

Accession Number

1956.9.27

Medium

black and red chalk heightened with white chalk on light brown laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink

Dimensions

overall: 30 x 21.3 cm (11 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Howard Sturges