Portrait of Laura Asselin

Details

Isaac Israels (Dutch, 1865-1934)
Portrait of Laura Asselin
signed 'Isaac Israels' (lower right)
oil on canvas
46.5 x 38.5 cm.

Provenance

Henri Asselin, from whom acquired by Mrs van Haaren-Ackermans, Wijnegem, Belgium.
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The sitter was the wife of the French author Henri Asselin, who lived in The Hague. Henri Asselin was a close friend to Isaac Israels, who painted his portrait in 1916.

We wish to thank Joop van Roosmalen for confirming the authenticity of the present lot on the basis of a colour photograph.

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