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A large folio of sketches including: a portrait of a young man thought to be a self-portrait of the artist; views of Katwijk, Leiden, and Amsterdam, Holland, and Brussels, Belgium; figure studies of Dutch peasants; and an oil study and accompanying preparatory sketch of elegant ladies in a cafe (the last two illustrated)
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Louis Bourgeois-Borgex (French, 1873-1959)
A large folio of sketches including: a portrait of a young man thought to be a self-portrait of the artist; views of Katwijk, Leiden, and Amsterdam, Holland, and Brussels, Belgium; figure studies of Dutch peasants; and an oil study and accompanying preparatory sketch of elegant ladies in a cafe (the last two illustrated)
variously inscribed and some dated '94' and '98'
some pencil on paper, some coloured chalks on paper, some pen and ink on paper, some oil on canvas, one oil on board, unframed
the folio, 18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.8 cm.)
Sold together with a colour lithograph of 'Fisherwoman' by the artist, 1898.
A large folio of sketches including: a portrait of a young man thought to be a self-portrait of the artist; views of Katwijk, Leiden, and Amsterdam, Holland, and Brussels, Belgium; figure studies of Dutch peasants; and an oil study and accompanying preparatory sketch of elegant ladies in a cafe (the last two illustrated)
variously inscribed and some dated '94' and '98'
some pencil on paper, some coloured chalks on paper, some pen and ink on paper, some oil on canvas, one oil on board, unframed
the folio, 18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.8 cm.)
Sold together with a colour lithograph of 'Fisherwoman' by the artist, 1898.
Provenance
The artist's estate and thence by descent.