Lot Essay
According to Pieter A. Scheen, Tholen won a Golden Medal with the present lot at an exhibition in Philadelphia (see the exhibition catalogue, 1976).
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Kerk, Oegstgeest: the green church, Oegstgeest
Details
Willem Bastiaan Tholen (Dutch, 1860-1931)
Kerk, Oegstgeest: the green church, Oegstgeest
signed 'WB. Tholen.' (lower left); and signed again and inscribed with title 'Kerk Oegstgeest' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
67.5 x 91 cm.
Painted in 1914.
Kerk, Oegstgeest: the green church, Oegstgeest
signed 'WB. Tholen.' (lower left); and signed again and inscribed with title 'Kerk Oegstgeest' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
67.5 x 91 cm.
Painted in 1914.
Provenance
Kunsthandel Unger & van Mens, Rotterdam, year unknown.
Mr J.G. Coebergh, The Hague, 1930.
Mr C. Rol, Voorburg, 1957.
Kunsthandel Pieter A. Scheen, The Hague, 1976, where acquired by the family of the present owner.
Mr J.G. Coebergh, The Hague, 1930.
Mr C. Rol, Voorburg, 1957.
Kunsthandel Pieter A. Scheen, The Hague, 1976, where acquired by the family of the present owner.
Literature
G. Knuttel Jr., W.B. Tholen, 1944, ill.no. 11.
G. Knuttel Jr., W.B. Tholen, 1955, ill.no. 4.
H.E. van Gelder, Honderd jaar Haagse schilderkunst in Pulchri Studio, Amsterdam 1947.
G. Knuttel Jr., W.B. Tholen, 1955, ill.no. 4.
H.E. van Gelder, Honderd jaar Haagse schilderkunst in Pulchri Studio, Amsterdam 1947.
Exhibited
The Hague, Pulchri Studio, Eere-Tentoonstelling W.B. Tholen, 15 February-3 March 1930, cat.no. 42, as: Kerk te Oegstgeest (on loan from Mr J.G. Coebergh, The Hague).
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Honderd jaar Haagse schilderkunst in Pulchri Studio, 29 March-27 April 1947, cat.no. 392 A.
Leiden, Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal, Tijdgenoten van Verster, 20 July-23 September 1957, cat.no. 177, ill. 17, as: Groene kerkje te Oegstgeest (on loan from Mr C. Rol, Voorburg).
The Hague, Kunsthandel Pieter A. Scheen, Zomertentoonstelling: Romantische en Haagse School, 29 August-4 September 1976, p. 45, cat.no. 37, ill., as: Kerk te Oegstgeest.
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Honderd jaar Haagse schilderkunst in Pulchri Studio, 29 March-27 April 1947, cat.no. 392 A.
Leiden, Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal, Tijdgenoten van Verster, 20 July-23 September 1957, cat.no. 177, ill. 17, as: Groene kerkje te Oegstgeest (on loan from Mr C. Rol, Voorburg).
The Hague, Kunsthandel Pieter A. Scheen, Zomertentoonstelling: Romantische en Haagse School, 29 August-4 September 1976, p. 45, cat.no. 37, ill., as: Kerk te Oegstgeest.
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