Discovering Dou
March 28 2011
Picture: Brooklyn Museum
These museum basement discoveries continue apace; now the Brooklyn Museum has discovered a 1631 work by Gerrit Dou, which had been languishing in their stores described as a contemporary copy.
The museum's new curator of European art, Richard Aste, reviewed the gallery's holdings and decided to show the 4x6 inch panel to a number of colleagues and experts. Now that it is considered to be by Dou, further research is being undertaken to see if it is a self-portrait.
Interestingly, given the debate in the UK on deacessioning, the picture had been earmarked for possible sale.
