Lot 216
  • 216

Willem Bastiaan Tholen

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Willem Bastiaan Tholen
  • avond bij de witte brug
  • signed l.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 73 by 65 cm.

Provenance

Mrs. W.E.E. Tholen-de Ranitz, Amsterdam, 1948
Mr. D. Bolton, The Hague, 1960s
Kunsthandel P.A. Scheen, The Hague
Sale Amsterdam (Christie's), Kunsthandel Pieter A. Scheen, 24 April 2001, lot 211, illustrated

Exhibited

Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Witsen en zijn vrienden, 19 December 1947-10 January 1948, no. 66
Dordrecht, Dordrechts Museum, Boom, bloem en plant, 1955, no. 140 (titled 'De witte brug')
The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum, Rondom de Witte brug, 1969 (titled 'Bij de waterpartij')

Literature

R.S. Bakels, W.B. Tholen, The Hague 1930, illustration 106
G. Knuttel Jr, W.B. Tholen, The Hague 1944, illustration 31
P.H. van Moerkerken, Witsen en zijn vriendenkring, Amsterdam 1947, no. 66
G. Knuttel Jr, W.B. Tholen, The Hague 1955, illustration 36

Condition

Original canvas. This work is in fine condition.
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