Lot 28
  • 28

WILLEM BASTIAAN THOLEN | The Wegje with the Bleiswijkstraat Canal in Enkhuizen

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • The Wegje with the Bleiswijkstraat CanalĀ in Enkhuizen
  • signed and dated W.B. Tholen / 1902 lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 91 by 69cm., 36 by 27in.

Provenance

Private collection, Canada
Kunsthandel Ivo Bouwman, The Hague (by 1992)
Purchased from the above by the present owner circa 1995

Literature

Aleid B. Montens, Ivo Bouwman: twintig jaar kunsthandelaar, 1972-1992, The Hague, 1992  

Condition

The canvas has not been lined and is securely attached to a keyed wooden stretcher. Fine lines of hairline craquelure are visible in the sky. Inspection under ultra-violet light reveals some areas of residual varnish but no visible sign of retouching. This work is in good, apparently original condition and is ready to hang. Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
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