Alexandrine, the wife of the artist, sleeping

Details

Toon Kelder (Dutch, 1894-1973)
Alexandrine, the wife of the artist, sleeping
signed and dated 'Toon kelder/f26' (lower left)
oil on canvas
65 x 76.5 cm.

Provenance

Piet Boendermaker, Amsterdam/Bergen, no. 3080 (as: Slapende Vrouw)

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Toon Kelder belonged to the artists who developed their own style, under influence of the avant-garde painters in Paris. In the 1930s until circa 1945, he developed his ideals with delicately composed female figures in soft tones, but also with horsemen and mythical figures.

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