European & British Art, Part I

European & British Art, Part I

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Property from a Swedish Private Collection

Helene Schjerfbeck

Brown Eyes

Auction Closed

July 13, 12:35 PM GMT

Estimate

500,000 - 700,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Swedish Private Collection

Helene Schjerfbeck

Finnish

1862 - 1946

Brown Eyes


signed with initials upper centre 

oil on canvas

Unframed: 68 by 55.7cm., 26¾ by 22in.

Framed: 88.5 by 76cm., 34¾ by 30in.

Please note this lot is subject to an irrevocable bid. Please refer to the online catalogue for information on irrevocable bids.
Gösta Stenman
Dr Herbert Bjerlöv, by 1953
Åmells, Stockholm
Purchased from the above by the present owner in 2005
Gotthard Johansson, Helene Schjerfbecks konst, 1943, illustrated
H. Ahtela (Einar Reuter), Helena Schjerfbeck, Stockholm, 1953, p. 368, no. 793
Leena Ahtola-Moorhouse, ‘Catalogue of Works’, in Helene Schjerfbeck, exh. cat., The Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, 1992, p. 257, no. 417
‘Catalogue of Works’, in Helene Schjerfbeck. 150 Years, exh. cat., The Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, 1992, 2012, p. 303, no. 608