Hello MaggieG
I found a really helpful website with full details of all Vermeer's
paintings (34 or 35 depending on which expert you're talking to) and
their long-term homes. The only mystery is the whereabouts of "The
Concert" which was stolen from the Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston
in 1990.
It looks as if you need to be on the East Coast of the USA, or in and
around the Netherlands for the best chance to see several Vermeers.
These are the webpages with the lists you want:
Paintings in Europe
http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/maps/mapeurope.htm
Paintings in the US
http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/maps/mapnewengland.htm
Exhibitions in 2004 when some works will be "away from home".
http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/vermeer_events.htm
The paintings are also listed by date:
Paintings 1653-1661
http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/vermeer_painting_part_one.htm
Paintings 1662-1667
http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/vermeer_painting_part_two.htm
Paintings 1668-1675
http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/vermeer_painting_part_three.htm
"Missing" paintings - explaining how scholars arrived at a list of 34
or 35 Vermeers
http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/how_many_vermeers.htm
"Essential Vermeer" home page with links to further information
http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/index.html
As you'll see, all Vermeer's work is in museums or galleries, except
the "Music Lesson" which is part of the UK Royal Collection and
currently on show in one of the Queen's palaces, and the stolen "The
Concert".
I hope I interpreted the part of your question about donors and loans
correctly. I took it to mean that you wanted to be sure you knew who
the long-term owner was, which this answer will tell you. If you were
hoping for something else, please let me know by asking for
clarification, though I fear it would be a very challenging task to
find out where each European museum acquired its Vermeer(s). Donors to
the New York and Washington galleries are named when you click on the
links in the listings.
Thanks for the question! I thoroughly enjoyed browsing through pages
about Vermeer, and hope this information will be helpful for you. Feel
free to ask if you need anything clarified.
Best wishes - Leli
Search began with:
Vermeer catalogue raisonne
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Request for Answer Clarification by
maggieg-ga
on
03 Jun 2004 20:29 PDT
disappointing........i really want the people who donated or
loaned........none are designated in europe and the u.s. only has
several.......many on list lead to an error page which is
exasperating. i need this data and this is really an inadequate
attempt....i learned nothing
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Clarification of Answer by
leli-ga
on
04 Jun 2004 01:27 PDT
Thank-you for your message, MaggieG.
I am sorry you were disappointed, and I will try to help you with this.
As for the error pages, yes they are indeed exasperating, but for me
they only happen when I click on the museum names. Will it help you to
click on the names of the paintings? This leads to information about
the museum as well as the painting.
You say, "if on loan to a museum or gallery, who actually donated/ or
loaned the painting".
Do you mean you want to know about anyone who has donated a Vermeer to a gallery?
Or do you want to know if any of the Vermeers in art galleries are
there on loan? In fact, they all appear to be part of the permanent
collections.
In the case of the paintings in American museums, I find they all say
either "gift of", "bequest of", or are part of the Frick, Widener or
Mellon collections. Items in the Frick collection were bequeathed by
Henry Clay Frick, and those in the Widener Collection were donated to
the National Gallery of Art in Washington by Joseph Widener in 1942.
Andrew Mellon, the art collector, gave the items in the Mellon
collection.
I hope this list will be helpful:
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Vermeers in the USA
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OFFICER AND LAUGHING GIRL
The Frick Collection
MISTRESS AND MAID
The Frick Collection
GIRL INTERRUPTED IN HER MUSIC
The Frick Collection
The Frick Collection
http://www.frick.org/
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STUDY OF A YOUNG WOMAN
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman,
in memory of Theodore Rousseau Jr
ALLEGORY OF FAITH
Bequest of Micheael Friedsam
YOUNG WOMAN WITH A WATER PITCHER
Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand
WOMAN WITH A LUTE
Bequest of Collis P. Huntington
A MAID ASLEEP
Bequest of Benjamin Altman
Metropolitan Museum - New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/
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GIRL WITH A FLUTE
Widener Collection
WOMAN HOLDING A BALANCE
Widener Collection
A LADY WRITING
Gift of Harry Waldron Havemeyer and Horace Havemeyer, Jr.
in memory of their father, Horace Havemeyer
GIRL WITH A RED HAT
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
National Gallery of Art - Washington
http://www.nga.gov/collection/collect.htm
===================
You will realise that the situation in Europe is different. There is
not such a strong tradition of wealthy philanthropists collecting art
and then bequeathing or donating it to a gallery. I believe many of
the Vermeers in Europe belong to the country where they are exhibited,
often after having previously been owned by a royal or aristocratic
family whose art collection became the property of the nation.
Unfortunately, exact details may be difficult to establish in an
internet search.
If you can give me any more explanation of your needs, this might be helpful.
In any case, I will get back to you after I have had time to see what
additional information is available.
Leli
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Clarification of Answer by
leli-ga
on
04 Jun 2004 06:00 PDT
Hello again MaggieG
I'm pleased to say I've managed to find more information than I
expected about how the European galleries with Vermeer paintings
acquired them. There are no loans from private sources, though one of
the paintings in the Rijksmuseum has been on loan from the City of
Amsterdam for more than a century. Some pictures were donated or
bequeathed.
I hope the details below will be helpful to you.
Best Wishes - Leli
AMSTERDAM
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THE MILKMAID
The Rijksmuseum
"part of the Six collection, Amsterdam [...] acquired by the museum in
1907-8 from this source."
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/v/vermeer/02b/09milkm.html
THE LITTLE STREET
The Rijksmuseum
"presented to the Rijksmuseum by Henri Deterding" in 1921
http://rijksmuseum.nl/asp/framuk.asp?name=collectie1
THE LOVE LETTER
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Sold by the Lennep/Vollenhoven family.
"In the museum since 1893."
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/v/vermeer/03d/31lovel.html
WOMAN IN BLUE READING A LETTER
The Rijksmuseum
"Bequeathed with the collection van der Hoop to the city of Amsterdam
in 1854. On loan to the Rijksmuseum since 1885."
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/v/vermeer/03a/18woman.html
The Rijksmuseum
http://rijksmuseum.nl
BERLIN
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THE GLASS OF WINE
Gemäldegalerie
also known as "A Lady Drinking and a Gentleman"
"acquired by the museum in 1901"
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/v/vermeer/02c/11drink.html
WOMAN WITH A PEARL NECKLACE
Gemäldegalerie
From the Suermondt Collection in 1874
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/v/vermeer/03a/19woman.html
Gemäldegalerie - Picture Gallery - History
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/gg/e/g.html
BRUNSWICK
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THE GIRL WITH A GLASS OF WINE
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Brunswick (Braunschweig)
This was in the collection of the gallery's founder, Welfenherzog
[Duke] Anton Ulrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1633-1714).
http://www.museum-braunschweig.de/Pages/Deutsch/Kurzinfo.html
DRESDEN
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THE PROCURESS
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
"Acquired for the collection of the Elector of Saxony in 1741 "
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/v/vermeer/01-early/04procu.html
A GIRL READING A LETTER BY AN OPEN WINDOW
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
"Acquired in 1724 by August III, Elector of Saxony"
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/v/vermeer/02a/06gread.html
Most of the Old Masters collection was assembled in the 18th century
by August the Strong and his son August III.
http://www.skd-dresden.de/de/museen/alte_meister/sammlung.html
DUBLIN
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LADY WRITING A LETTER WITH HER MAID
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Given to the gallery by Sir Alfred Beit.
"The collection of Dutch 17th century masters was built up in the last
century and has been crowned by the Beit Gift of works by Vermeer,
Metsu, Ruisdael and Hobbema."
http://www.nationalgallery.ie/html/paintings.html
EDINBURGH
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CHRIST IN THE HOUSE OF MARY AND MARTHA
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
"Bequeathed by the two sons of [W.A.]Coats in 1927"
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/v/vermeer/01-early/01christ.html
National Gallery of Scotland
http://www.nationalgalleries.org/
FRANKFURT
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THE GEOGRAPHER
Städelsches Kunstinstitut
Painting acquired by the museum in 1885 from Joseph Bösch of Vienna.
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/v/vermeer/03d/29geogr.html
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt
http://www.staedelmuseum.de/index.php?id=350
THE HAGUE
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THE GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
Mauritshuis, The Hague
" A. A. des Tombe of The Hague [...] bequeathed the picture in 1903 to
the Mauritshuis."
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/v/vermeer/03b/22pearl.html
VIEW OF DELFT
The Mauritshuis, The Hague
"Purchased by the state of the Netherlands" in the early 19th century.
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/v/vermeer/02c/13view.html
DIANA AND HER COMPANIONS
Mauritshuis, The Hague
"bought by the state of the Netherlands for the Mauritshuis" in 1876
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/v/vermeer/01-early/03diana.html
The Mauritshuis
http://www.mauritshuis.nl/english/index_algemeen_explorer.html
LONDON
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THE MUSIC LESSON
The Royal Collection
Part of the Royal Collection built up over the years by the British monarchy.
Royal Collection
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page601.asp
A LADY SEATED AT A VIRGINAL
The National Gallery, London
Part of the Salting Bequest to the National Gallery, 1910.
More on George Salting, art collector
http://www.morris.clara.net/MoreSalting.htm
A LADY STANDING AT A VIRGINAL
National Gallery, London
The National Gallery bought this in 1892.
National Gallery - London
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/default.htm
THE GUITAR PLAYER
Kenwood, Iveagh Bequest
This came from the collection of Edward Cecil Guinness, Earl of
Iveagh. It is now part of the Iveagh Bequest exhibited at Kenwood
House.
http://www.irishartsreview.com/html/vol20_no4/reviews20_04/review20_04text.htm
PARIS
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THE ASTRONOMER
The Louvre, Paris
This was part of the Rothschild collection before it was acquired by
the Louvre in 1983, as "dation". This means it was given as payment in
kind, probably to offset taxes due to the French government.
http://www.puc-rio.br/louvre/anglais/magazine/vermeer2.htm
THE LACEMAKER
The Louvre, Paris
This was acquired by the Louvre in 1870.
The Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/
VIENNA
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THE ART OF PAINTING
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
"the picture passed through the collections of Gottfried van Swieten
and Count Czernin [1872-1932] to find its place in the Picture Gallery
of the Kunsthistorisches Museum."
http://www.khm.at/homeE3.html
"In the possession of Adolf Hitler after 1938, and hung at his
residence in Berchtesgaden. Acquired by the museum in 1946."
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/v/vermeer/03c/25artpa.html
Information on provenance of Vermeer's paintings
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/v/vermeer/index.html
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