Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
21-5/8 x 25-3/4 in. (canvas) 29-1/2 x 33-1/4 in. (framed)
Mark Description
Signed and dated, in red paint, lower right: M [illegible] | 95
Accession Number
Credit Line
James E. Roberts Fund
Copyright
Collection
European Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
By inheritance to son of artist, Floris Bremmer [1902-1981], The Hague, in 1956; by inheritance to daughter-in-law of artist, Mrs. Annie A. Bremmer, nee Hollmann [1895-1989], the Hague, in 1981;{1} Christie's Amsterdam sale, 1990;{2} (Ellen Melas Kyriazi, Art Research Consultants, London) in 1990;{3} acquired from her in 1992 by the IMA{4}. {1}For documentation on the Bremmer family and the chain of inheritance of this painting and others, see the auction catalogue Impressionist and Modern Art from the Collection of the Late Mrs. A.A. Bremmer-Hollmann, The Hague, Christie's Amsterdam, 12 December 1990. {2} See above cited auction catalogue, Christie's Amsterdam, 12 December 1990, lot 218 (illustration) {3} A note in the Historical File suggested that Ellen Melas Kyriazi, also known as Ellen Josefowitz, obtained this painting at the Amsterdam sale. {4} IMA Temporary Receipt No. 7662.
Gallery Labels
Neo-Impressionism was developed by Georges Seurat in France, but his methods also inspired enthusiastic followers in Holland and Belgium. Bremmer, one of the leading Dutch Neo-Impressionists, specialized in still lifes, a subject well suited to his precise, dotted brushwork and intricate transitions of color and pattern. In this elegant arrangement of books and ceramics, Bremmer used the folds of the tablecloth to emphasize the contrasts of light and shadow.
The letters MRT at lower right are an abbreviation for the Dutch word for March, indicating that Bremmer painted the canvas in March 1895.
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