Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch Dutch, 1824-1903

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Description

Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch
a view of the Nieuwkoopse plassen
annotated gelukwensen J.H. Weissenbruch; inscribed on the reverse Den Weledel Achtbare Heer Drossaard Burgemeester te Vlaardingen
watercolour on the reverse of a postcard
9 by 14 cm.

Provenance

Collection Mr. Drossaard, Vlaardingen
Kunsthandel Art Gallery Gerard (G.A. Vingerhoets), Wassenaar, 1982

Literature

'Aquarellen van Weissenbruch na eeuw herenigd', De Telegraaf, 26 November 1982, p. 19, illustrated
W. Laanstra, S. Ooms, J.H. Weissenbruch, 1824-1903, Amsterdam 1992, illustrated on p.32

Catalogue Note

Weissenbruch sent this postcard to the burgomaster of Vlaardingern to thank him for purchasing the large version of the same subject (lot 309) After decades Mr. and Mrs. de Villeneuve have brought back the two watercolours together again.