LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on panel

Measurements:

12.99 in. (33.00 cm.) (height) by 17.24 in. (43.80 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed with monogram and dated 'PC / 1636' (lower right, on the book)

Exhibited:

The Hague, Pulchri Studio, Zomertentoonstelling van Oude en Moderne Kunst, August 1942-1943, no. 4.

Provenance:

Art Market, Berlin, circa 1928. Arno Siegfeld (1884-1951), Berlin. Confiscated at the Philippins & Co. storage depot, Amsterdam, by the German authorities following the occupation of The Netherlands; Van Marle & Bignell, The Hague, 27 January 1942, lot 15 (4,200 guilders), where acquired by, van Wieringen, The Hague (possibly via H.A.J. Stenger, The Hague). Acquired by the husband of the present owner in Austria in the 1950s.