The False Date: How 1920–1930 Was Attached to the Blanche Denise Ferrero-Willmann Portrait
The 1920–1930 dating of the Rembrandt Bugatti portrait bust of Blanche Denise Ferrero-Willmann is one of the clearest examples of how a single catalogue error can calcify into accepted art-historical fact. Understanding exactly how this date entered the literature — and why it has persisted despite being contradicted by the sitter’s biography — is essential […]