Smiling Girl
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| Artist | Unknown artist, maybe Theo van Wijngaarden |
|---|---|
| Year | c. 1925 |
| Type | Tronie |
| Material | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 41 cm × 31.8 cm (16 in × 12.5 in) |
| Condition | Not on View |
| Location | National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C |
The Smiling Girl, thought to be by Johannes Vermeer, was donated by collector Andrew W. Mellon in 1937 to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Now widely considered to be a fake, the painting was claimed by Vermeer expert Arthur Wheelock in a 1995 study to be by 20th-century artist and forger Theo van Wijngaarden, a friend of Han van Meegeren.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Vrij Nederland (magazine) (February 26, 1996), p. 35–69.
- ↑ Attributed Vermeer's and Fakes