Master of the Magdalen Legend (Dutch, active 1500)
Portrait of Adolph van Cleve
oil on panel, h. 12 3/8" x w. 8 1/4" (h. 31.4 x w. 21 cm)
Publication(s):
1907 Exposition de la Toison d'Or a Bruges. Librarie Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire. Bruxelles: G. van Oest & Cie., 1907: no. 102 (attr. to "Maitre des Pays-Bas Septentrionaux")
1934 Christie, Manson & Woods auction catalog, London, November 9, 1934: no.132 (listed as "Portrait of a Nobleman" and attr. to Clouet; handwritten in margins "19" and "Harris")
1934 Notable Works of Art Now on the Market: Supplement. In: The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Vol. 65, No. 381 (Dec., 1934) (listed as "Portrait of Louis XI" and attr. to French School, circa 1500)
1935 An Exhibition of Flemish Primitives, by August L. Mayer. In: The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Vol. 67, No. 388 (Jul., 1935), pp. 40-42
1967 Five Centuries of Northern European Masterworks from the Collection of Claire Mendel. Lowe Art Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, 1967: no. 3
1972 Zwei Bildnisse Adolfs von Cleve und von der Mark, Herrn zu Ravenstein und Wynnendael (1425-1492), by Rainald Grosshans. In: Berliner Museen, 22. Jahrg., H. 1. (1972), pp. 3-10. Published by: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin -- Preußischer Kulturbesitz
1975 Early Netherlandish Painting, Vol. XII, by Max J. Friedländer. A.W.Sijthof, Leyden, 1975: p. 14 and pl. 20.
Provenance:
Anthony Cecil Ashley (collection), Hengrave Hall, Suffolk, England
(label on painting)
1934
Tomas Harris (dealer), London
(Burlington Magazine, Dec. 1934 and Jul. 1935)
1945
Arcade Gallery, London
after 1945 (?)
Koetser Gallery, Zurich
(Getty database)
- 1977
Claire Mendel (collection), Miami Beach, Florida
(Catalog 1967: no. 3)
1977 - 1980
Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida
(Acc.No. 77.24)
1980 - present
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, Florida
(80-P/M-4; Cat. No. DC 453584)
Conclusion:;
Provenance data remain inconclusive. While there is no indication that the painting changed hands or was in Continental Europe during 1933-1945, the indication that it was in Zurich after 1945 warrants further research. Furthermore, it remains unknown when, where or from whom Mr. Mendel acquired the painting.
