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Poppencompositie / Composition with Dolls
Lost Art-ID
617124
Artist / Creator
Ansingh, Maria Elisabeth Georgina
Birth
13.03.1875, Utrecht
Death
14.12.1959, Amsterdam
Title
Poppencompositie / Composition with Dolls
Dating
1918
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Canvas / painted
Height
107.00 cm
Width
78.00 cm
Description
Large still life of dolls, depicted in a humanized way. A large wayang doll stands in a dancing pose against a gray background; at her feet sits a small, squatted doll with a thick head, and a large wig. Two lying dolls on the floor [Auc FM 1920-11-16 no. 169]. Signed and dated. Inscription 1918.
Provenance
acquired by Lewenstein at auction Mak, Amsterdam, on 16 Nov 1920, no. 169; Lewenstein family; offered for sale, as result of Nazi persecution, at auction house Frederik Muller & Co, Amsterdam, 8-9 October 1940, lot no. 195, sold to "Santhilano" [copy Library Rijskmuseum, no. RPK X 1940] / "Santilhano" [copy VU no. KB.05033] [possibly makelaar J. Dias Santilhano], according to annotated copies of the sales catalog; sold at auction Christie's, Amsterdam, 25 Apr 1996, lot no 48, Still life with a Wayang-puppet and a Chinese doll, with illustration; whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Frederik Muller & Co., Catalogus van moderne schilderijen, aquarellen, teekeningen, etc. afkomstig van de collectie van wijlen J. Goudstikker, Amsterdam: diverse verzamelingen en nalatenschappen. Amsterdam: Mensing, 1940. [auction catalog 8 en 9 October 1940]; RKD Research: Externer Link
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