A Young Woman Reading

Forgery
Unknown imitator (formerly attributed to Han van Meegeren)1925–1928
A Young Woman Reading, a 20th-century forgery in the manner of Johannes Vermeer. Wikimedia Commons / Public domain

About this painting

A small panel in the manner of Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window, bought by Jules Bache in 1928 as an autograph Vermeer and bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1949. Now catalogued by the Met as 'Imitator of Johannes Vermeer'; the attribution to Han van Meegeren has been proposed but is not secure.
Date
1925–1928
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
19.4 × 14 cm
Owner
Logo courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of Art

Current location

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States