A quiet street in The Hague

Details

Chris Beekman (1887-1964)
A quiet street in The Hague
signed and dated 'Christ B. 1914' (lower right)
oil on canvas
33 x 51 cm.
Painted in 1914

Provenance

Hugo Tutein Nolthenius, Delft.
By descent from the above to the present owner.

Exhibited

Delft, Museum Het Prinsenhof, Hugo Tutein Nolthenius (1863-1944), portret van een Delftsch kunstverzamelaar, 13 September - 30 November 2008.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

In 1913 Beekman went to Paris were he was inspired by the work of Georges Seurat. After his return in 1914, Beekman focussed on the city of The Hague in his work, where he resided at the time. He documented many streets that were still under construction. It has been suggested that the present lot depicts the Ieplaan, The Hague. In 1914 Beekman made a lithograph with a similar subject, titled Zonsopgang, now in the Kröller-Müller museum in Otterlo.

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