Theo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926)
Vénitienne, I (Marcella)
signed with monogram and dated '12' (lower left)
oil on canvas
44 7/8 x 28¾ in. (114 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1912
Provenance
Galerie Druet, Paris (acquired from the artist).
Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco.
Maurice Sternberg, Chicago.
Anon. (acquired from the above); sale, Christie's, New York, 9 May 2000, lot 175.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
P. Fierens, Théo van Rysselberghe, Brussels, 1937, p. 69, no. 22 (titled Le modèle).
R. Feltkamp, Théo van Rysselberghe, 1862-1926, Brussels, 2003, p. 398, no. 1912-006 (illustrated).
Lot Essay
Pascal de Sadeleer and Olivier Bertrand will include this painting in their forthcoming van Rysselberghe catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Belgian Art Research Institute.