Head of a Bearded Man

Provenance

H.J. Nüscheler the Younger [1583-1645] (Lugt 1345), Zurich; Jacob Klein, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 1481b) [as per 6/17/2024 correspondence with Peter Fuhring];[1] (purchased by J. Halle, Munich, 1910); Victor Koch, London, 1928; (Jean-Luc Baroni/Colnaghi, New York); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, 10 July 1987; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 1991. [1] This drawing appears in the auction catalogue of Jacob Klein's collection (scheduled to take place 7 December 1910, Frankfurter Kunstverein) as no. 61, Nicholas Manuel Deutsch. The auction did not take place as the entire collection was purchases by Halle (correspondence with Rhea Blok, 17 February 2025).

Head of a Bearded Man

Amman, Jost

1572

Accession Number

1991.182.19

Medium

brush and black ink with white wash on blue prepared paper

Dimensions

overall: 15.5 x 11.5 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Woodner Collection