The young seamstress

細節

Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff (Dutch, 1824-1882)
The young seamstress
signed 'A H Bakker Korff' (lower left)
oil on panel
18.5 x 14.5 cm.
Painted circa 1864

來源

Mrs. Willebeek le Mair, Amsterdam.
Anon. Sale, Frederik Muller Amsterdam, 8 July 1941, lot 30 (as: 'Het naaistertje').
Kunsthandel Staal, Amsterdam.

刻印

F.H. Weissenbruch, De Kunstkronyk, 1864 (as: 'De Modemaakster').

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拍品專文

In the present lot the artist has made use of a Dutch mahogany side chair of Louis XVI style and a Dutch giltwood Louis XVI style mirror. The table is probably English and is an oak gateleg. The sober, yet elegant Louis XVI style complements the simplicity of this composition.