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Portrait of a Man

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oil paint (paint)88 × 104 Cm

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This portrait, at once elegant and direct, may be a remnant of a larger painting of the consuls, or civic administrators, of Montpellier, Sébastien Bourdon’s native city in the south of France. Bourdon returned there briefly in the midst of a career that included early years in Rome, successful activity in Paris, and a short stint at the Stockholm court of Queen Christina of Sweden from 1652 to 1653. The large, isolated swath of fabric on the left and the absence of the sitter’s left hand suggest that it was cut from Bourdon’s group portrait.

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Medium	oil paint (paint)
Dimensions	88 × 104 Cm
Tags	portraitluxurymanportraits: male subjectwealth
Certificate	Certificate not provided

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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.

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Jacques Thuillier, Sébastien Bourdon 1616-1671. Catalogue critique et chronologique de l'oeuvre complet, exh. cat., Musée Fabre, Montpellier and Musées de Strasbourg, 2000/2001, pp. 256-257, no. 222, ill.

2026 at 08:00 PM

Jacques Thuillier, Sébastien Bourdon 1616-1671. Catalogue critique et chronologique de l'oeuvre complet, exh. cat., Musée Fabre, Montpellier and Musées de Strasbourg, 2000/2001, pp. 256-257, no. 222, ill.

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exhibition

Montpellier, Musée Fabre, Sébastien Bourdon, 1616–1671, July 4-October 15, 2000, cat. 222; Strasbourg, Musée des Beaux-Arts, November 7, 2000-February 4, 2001 (Montpellier only).

2026 at 08:00 PM

Montpellier, Musée Fabre, Sébastien Bourdon, 1616–1671, July 4-October 15, 2000, cat. 222; Strasbourg, Musée des Beaux-Arts, November 7, 2000-February 4, 2001 (Montpellier only).

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exhibition

The Art Institute of Chicago, European Portraits, 1600–1900, in The Art Institute of Chicago, 1978, no. 4.

2026 at 07:00 PM

The Art Institute of Chicago, European Portraits, 1600–1900, in The Art Institute of Chicago, 1978, no. 4.

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Susan Wise in Susan Wise and Malcolm Warner, French and British Paitings from 1600 to 1800 in The Art Institute of Chicago. A Catalogue of the Collection

1996 at 06:09 PM

Susan Wise in Susan Wise and Malcolm Warner, French and British Paitings from 1600 to 1800 in The Art Institute of Chicago. A Catalogue of the Collection (Chicago, 1996), pp. 21-24, ill.

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Alain Mérot, French Painting in the Seventeenth Century, trans. Caroline Beamish

1995 at 06:09 PM

Alain Mérot, French Painting in the Seventeenth Century, trans. Caroline Beamish (New Haven and London, 1995), p. 192.

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M[ichel] H[ilaire] in Grand Siècle. Peintures françaises du XVIIe siècle dans les collections publiques françaises, exh. cat., Montréal, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, and Montpellier, Musée Fabre, 1993, p. 290, fig. 2,...

1993 at 06:09 PM

M[ichel] H[ilaire] in Grand Siècle. Peintures françaises du XVIIe siècle dans les collections publiques françaises, exh. cat., Montréal, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, and Montpellier, Musée Fabre, 1993, p. 290, fig. 2, under no. 100.

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Christopher Wright, The World’s Master Paintings from the Early Renaissance to the Present Day: A Comprehensive Listing of Works by 1,300 Painters and a Complete Guide to Their Locations Worldwide, 1991, vol. 1, p. 232, vol. 2, pp. 61, 501.

1991 at 06:09 PM

Christopher Wright, The World’s Master Paintings from the Early Renaissance to the Present Day: A Comprehensive Listing of Works by 1,300 Painters and a Complete Guide to Their Locations Worldwide, 1991, vol. 1, p. 232, vol. 2, pp. 61, 501.

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Christopher Wright, The French Painters of the Seventeenth Century, London, 1985, p. 149.

1985 at 06:09 PM

Christopher Wright, The French Painters of the Seventeenth Century, London, 1985, p. 149.

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Jean Pierre Cuzin, "Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: New York, French Seventeenth-Century Paintings from American Collections,” Burlington Magazine 124

1982 at 06:09 PM

Jean Pierre Cuzin, "Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: New York, French Seventeenth-Century Paintings from American Collections,” Burlington Magazine 124 (1982), pp. 529, 530.

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Ekkehard Mai, “La Peinture française du XVII siècle dans les collections américaines,” Pantheon 40

1982 at 06:09 PM

Ekkehard Mai, “La Peinture française du XVII siècle dans les collections américaines,” Pantheon 40 (1982), p. 153.

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J. V. Hantz, “La Peinture française du XVIIe siècle dans les collections américaines,” L’Amateur d’art 680

1982 at 06:09 PM

J. V. Hantz, “La Peinture française du XVIIe siècle dans les collections américaines,” L’Amateur d’art 680 (1982), p. 20.

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Pierre Rosenberg, “A Golden Century in French Painting,” Connaissance des arts 25

1982 at 06:09 PM

Pierre Rosenberg, “A Golden Century in French Painting,” Connaissance des arts 25 (February, 1982), p. 74.

Tue

Feb

exhibition

Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, La Peinture française du XVIIe siècle dans les collections américaines, Janary 29–April 26, 1982, no. 10, cat. by Pierre Rosenberg; traveled to New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art...

1982 at 06:09 PM

Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, La Peinture française du XVIIe siècle dans les collections américaines, Janary 29–April 26,1982, no. 10, cat. by Pierre Rosenberg; traveled to New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 26–August 22, 1982; Chicago, Art Institute, September 18–November 28, 1982.

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Claude Lesné, “La Peinture française du XVIIe siècle dans les collections américaines,” Le Petit Journal des grandes exposition 116

1982 at 06:09 PM

Claude Lesné, “La Peinture française du XVIIe siècle dans les collections américaines,” Le Petit Journal des grandes exposition 116 (1982), no p. (ill.).

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Feb

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Private collection, England [letter of 13 January 1981 from Andrew S....

1981 at 06:09 PM

Private collection, England [letter of 13 January 1981 from Andrew S. Ciechanowiecki of Heim Gallery

Thu

Feb

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The Art Institute of Chicago 100 Masterpieces, Chicago 1978, p. 62, no. 24

1978 at 06:09 PM

The Art Institute of Chicago 100 Masterpieces, Chicago 1978, p. 62, no. 24 (ill.).

Thu

Feb

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J. Patrice Marandel in Frédéric Bazille and Early Impressionism, exh. cat., The Art Institute of Chicago, 1978, p. 12

1978 at 06:09 PM

J. Patrice Marandel in Frédéric Bazille and Early Impressionism, exh. cat., The Art Institute of Chicago, 1978, p. 12 (ill.).

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Feb

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Dominique Vasseur, “Portrait of a Man by Sébastien Bourdon,” Art Institute of Chicago Bulletin 71, 3

1977 at 06:09 PM

Dominique Vasseur, “Portrait of a Man by Sébastien Bourdon,” Art Institute of Chicago Bulletin 71, 3 (1977), pp. 2–5 (ill. and cover ill.).

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“La Chronique des arts: Principales Acquisitions des musées en 1975,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6th ser., 89

1975 at 06:09 PM

“La Chronique des arts: Principales Acquisitions des musées en 1975,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6th ser., 89 (1977), suppl. to no. 1298, p. 49, no. 194 (ill.).

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sold by Heim to the Art Institute, 1975.

1975 at 06:09 PM

sold by Heim to the Art Institute, 1975.

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however the Heim commission book for 1970-85 at the J....

1970 at 06:09 PM

however the Heim commission book for 1970-85 at the J. Paul Getty Research Center, Los Angeles, states that the painting came from the Etablissement Rustique in Vaduz, Liechtenstein in 1975]. Heim Gallery, London, 1975