LOT DETAILS

Materials:

chalk and pastel on cardboard

Measurements:

31.89 in. (81.00 cm.) (height) by 39.57 in. (100.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed with initials 'WvK' (lower left); and inscribed 'Laat de ziel gelijk de zon, lichtend opgaan tot luister van den dag tot heiliging van het leven.' (lower centre)

Exhibited:

The Hague, Kunstzaal Kleykamp, W.A. van Konijnenburg, December 1926-1927, no. 6, as: Zonsopgang

Literature:

M. Rijnders, Willem van Konijnenburg. Leonardo van de Lage Landen, Zwolle, 2008, p. 318, no. 197

Provenance:

Acquired directly from the artist by P.J. Stokvis and thence by descent to the present owner