Lezend meisje in Diergaarde: reading in the Zoo, The Hague

Details

Isaac Israels (Dutch, 1865-1934)
Lezend meisje in Diergaarde: reading in the Zoo, The Hague
signed 'Isaac/Israels' (lower left)
oil on canvas
50 x 40 cm.
Painted between 1916-17.

Provenance

Francois Buffa & Fils, Amsterdam, June 1917, no. 7579.
Mr J.M.P. Glerum, Amsterdam, inv.no. A76.
J.M.P. Glerum Sale, Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 26 September 1933, lot 93 (fl. 75).

Exhibited

The Hague, Van Voorst van Beest Gallery, Isaac Israels 1865-1934, September-October 1987, no. 247.

Special notice

Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

The girl depicted, is reading in the park of the Zoo, which was located across the street from Israels' studio on the Koninginnegracht in The Hague.

We would like to thank Mr J. van Roosmalen for his kind assistance in cataloguing the present lot.

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