A study for a tapestry (recto), Sketches for the typography of Het Vlas (verso)

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Bart van der Leck
A study for a tapestry (recto), Sketches for the typography of Het Vlas (verso)
signed 'BvdL' (on the reverse), and with the numbered estate stamp '371' (on the reverse)
charcoal and watercolour on paper, unframed
38.5 x 25.5 cm.

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Lot Essay

In the late autumn of 1941 Bart van der Leck drew a fully calligraphed and illustrated version of Het Vlas, a fairy tale by H.C. Andersen, which was published by Uitgeversbedrijf De Spieghel in Amsterdam in July 1942.

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