Lot Essay
(1) the watermill may be that near Nordhorn in the vicinity of Bentheim
See illustration on p.
See illustration on p.
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A Watermill among Trees
Details
Albertus Brondgeest (1786-1849)
A Watermill among Trees
with inscription 'A Brondgeest 1823' (verso), the mount with inscription 'Nordhorn 34'
black chalk, grey wash, pencil framing lines
133 x 201 mm.; a tree in a wood, and studies of female heads, signed and dated 1823 (3)
A Watermill among Trees
with inscription 'A Brondgeest 1823' (verso), the mount with inscription 'Nordhorn 34'
black chalk, grey wash, pencil framing lines
133 x 201 mm.; a tree in a wood, and studies of female heads, signed and dated 1823 (3)
Provenance
(1-2) D.P. Brondgeest, his nos. 28 and 35 respectively (according to the present owner)
Private collection, Arnhem, 1954
(2) D.P. Brondgeest, his stamp and label numbered '40' on the mount
Art market, Arnhem, 1959
Private collection, Arnhem, 1954
(2) D.P. Brondgeest, his stamp and label numbered '40' on the mount
Art market, Arnhem, 1959