Lot Essay
We wish to thank Mr Richard Bionda for conferming the authenticity on the basis of a photograph. He dates the present lot towards 1865-1869, when the artist executed more drawings of this subject.
A bride at the altar
Details
Matthijs Maris (Dutch, 1839-1917)
A bride at the altar
signed with initials (lower right)
pencil on paper
58 x 37.5 cm.
A bride at the altar
signed with initials (lower right)
pencil on paper
58 x 37.5 cm.
Provenance
Jacob Maris, The Hague.
Mrs. Krüger Rurup, The Hague.
Mrs. Krüger Rurup, The Hague.
Literature
P. Haverkorn van Rijsewijk, 'Matthijs Maris', in: Onze Kunst, May 1918, no.5, p.134.
Exhibited
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, T.4-X-1956 (on loan).
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