Lot Essay
The present lot depicts John Fernhout. He was born in 1913, a year after Eddy, the first son.
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Klein kindje tegen een kussen
Details
Charley Toorop (Dutch, 1891-1955)
Klein kindje tegen een kussen
signed 'C. Fernhout-Toorop' (lower right), and signed again and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
80 x 65 cm.
Painted circa 1913.
Klein kindje tegen een kussen
signed 'C. Fernhout-Toorop' (lower right), and signed again and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
80 x 65 cm.
Painted circa 1913.
Provenance
H.P. Bremmer, The Hague.
Kunsthandel G.J. Nieuwenhuizen-Segaar, The Hague, where acquired by the present owner.
Kunsthandel G.J. Nieuwenhuizen-Segaar, The Hague, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
Nico J. Brederoo, Charley Toorop, Utrecht 1982, no. 22, p. 223 (ill.)
Exhibited
The Hague, Nova Spectra, Herdenkingstentoonstelling bij het 75ste geboortejaar van de kunstenares, 1966 (as: 'Kindje', 1917).
Special notice
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