Lot Essay
A watercolour of this subject is recorded and illustrated in P. A. Scheen, Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750-1950, 's-Gravenhage, 1970, p. 19, no. 62.
La Bella Addormentata (Blumenkenner)
Details
Willem Johannes Martens (1838-1895)
La Bella Addormentata (Blumenkenner)
signed and inscribed 'W. J. Martens. f. Roma'
oil on panel, unframed
18 1/8 x 14¼in. (46 x 36.2cm.)
La Bella Addormentata (Blumenkenner)
signed and inscribed 'W. J. Martens. f. Roma'
oil on panel, unframed
18 1/8 x 14¼in. (46 x 36.2cm.)
Literature
Universum VI, 1890 (illus.).
Moderne Kunst IV, 1890 (illus.).
F. von Boetticher, Malerwerke der Neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, Hofheim am Taunus, 1974, vol. I, ii, p. 982, no. 11.
Moderne Kunst IV, 1890 (illus.).
F. von Boetticher, Malerwerke der Neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, Hofheim am Taunus, 1974, vol. I, ii, p. 982, no. 11.
Exhibited
Berlin, Internationale Kunstausstellung, 1891.
Sale room notice
Please note the Provenance for this lot should read:
James T. Gibson Craig (+), Christie's, 23 April 1887, lot 7 (15 gns. to Koekkoek).
James T. Gibson Craig (+), Christie's, 23 April 1887, lot 7 (15 gns. to Koekkoek).