Lot Essay
Compare with a painting of a similar subject by the same hand, dated 1878 (photograph in the R.K.D., The Hague).
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A river landscape with vessels, a city beyond
Details
Theophile Emile Achille de Bock (Dutch, 1851-1904)
A river landscape with vessels, a city beyond
signed and indistinctly dated 'Theophile de Bock/ft 7.(?)' (lower right)
oil on canvas
70 x 115 cm.
A river landscape with vessels, a city beyond
signed and indistinctly dated 'Theophile de Bock/ft 7.(?)' (lower right)
oil on canvas
70 x 115 cm.
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Venduhuis der Notarissen, The Hague, 5 November 1968, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
Pieter A. Scheen, Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars, 1750-1950 I, The Hague, 1969, fig. 350.
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