Lot 245
  • 245

Bernard de Hoog

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Description

  • Bernard de Hoog
  • The Mother
  • signed Bernard De Hoog (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 39 1/4 by 31 1/2 in.
  • 99.7 by 80.0 cm

Provenance

Vose Galleries, Boston (acquired directly from the artist)
Marion M. Miller, Esq., 1915 (acquired from the above)
By descent to his son
Acquired by the present owner, his son-in-law, from the sale of his estate, 1943

Condition

Very good condition, unlined; under UV: heavy varnish makes surface difficult to read, no inpainting is apparent.
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Catalogue Note

A handwritten note from the artist to Marion M. Miller stating that "The Mother...I consider to be one of my best works" will accompany the sale of this lot.