Willy Sluiter (1873-1949)

Sketchbook of the artist containing portrait studies of Dutch and American sitters, designs for posters, studies of fisherfolk and townsfolk, a drawing of H.W. Mesdag, Jozef Israels, Professor Quack and Mr Patijn at Pulchri Studio dated 29 January 1904, s

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Willy Sluiter (1873-1949)
Sketchbook of the artist containing portrait studies of Dutch and American sitters, designs for posters, studies of fisherfolk and townsfolk, a drawing of H.W. Mesdag, Jozef Israels, Professor Quack and Mr Patijn at Pulchri Studio dated 29 January 1904, studies of the artist's daughter Jopie and studies of fishing scenes on the beach of Katwijk
signed and inscribed on the title page Willy Sluiter Katwijk aan Zee, some sketches signed, some inscribed with title and some dated between 1904 and 1905
pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, pastel and coloured chalks on paper
overal 32 x 24 cm;
and Another sketchbook by the same hand, signed, inscribed and dated on the title page Willy Sluiter London 1920 White Hall Hotel 18 Montague Street, containing seven studies of townsfolk in London, some of elegant beauties at the Lyons Corner House, black chalk and pastel on coloured paper and fifteen loose sheets with studies in pencil, black chalk and watercolour of winter fun in Sankt Moritz, one dated 1924 (2)

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The poster designs in the first mentioned sketchbook were done for an exhibition of the Amsterdam artist society Sint Lucas at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 8 May-15 June 1904 and for the teacompany E. Brandsma in Amsterdam. It also contains a design for a diploma titled Op Hoop van Zegen.

See colour illustrations of two pages

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