The Painter’s Studio, or an Allegory of Painting
Artist
Johann Georg Platzer(Austrian, 1704–1761)Austrian, 1704–1761
CultureAustrian
Titles
- The Painter’s Studio, or an Allegory of Painting
Datec. 1725–1735
MediumOil on copper
DimensionsPanel: 21 7/8 × 29 7/8 in. (55.6 × 75.9 cm)
Frame (outer): 27 15/16 × 35 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (71 × 89.5 × 4.8 cm)
Frame (outer): 27 15/16 × 35 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (71 × 89.5 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2026.2
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
214 Blaffer Galleries
On view
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Elizaveta Petronova Romanova (1709–1762), Empress of Russia, and by descent in the Russian Imperial family until
Seized by the Soviet government along with works from the Russian Imperial collections held at the Hermitage, the Michailoff Palace, and the Gatschina Palace in Leningrad
Sale, [Kunstwerke aus den beständen Leningrader Mussen und Schlösser Eremitage Palais Michailoff Gatschina U.A.], Rudolf Lepke, Berlin, 6-7 November 1928, lot 413
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 12 December 1990, lot 28 (209,000 GBP), where acquired by the previous owner, until 2025
Anonymous sale, Christie’s, New York, 5 February, 2025, lot 57.
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