Portrait of a young girl, H.C. Baruch Ponstijn

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Leo Gestel (DUTCH, 1881-1941)
Portrait of a young girl, H.C. Baruch Ponstijn
chalk and watercolour on paper
82.5 x 59 cm.
Executed circa 1922.

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Lot Essay

Attached to the backing is a label with an inscription by the sitter: 'Ik verklaar hierbij dat deze aquarel is gemaakt door Leo Gestel in +/- 1922. Het is een portret van mijzelf in oranje-rode jurk, met blauwe strik in 't haar en was een geschenk van Leo Gestel aan mijn ouders. H.C. Baruch Ponstijn'

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