THÉO VAN RYSSELBERGHE
Belgian, 1862–1926
Vénitienne (Marcella)
Signed with monogram and dated VR/12
Pastel on paper
19 x 18¾ inches (48.3 x 47.6 cm)
Framed: 26 x 25¾ inches (66 x 65.5 cm)
The artist mentions the present work in a letter to his friend, the artist Hans van de Velde, on June 2, 1912. This work will be included in the forthcoming Van Rysselberghe catalogue raisonné being prepared by Olivier Bertrand.
Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, June 22, 1983, lot 78, illustrated
Hugo Perls Gallery, New York
Exhibited
Brussels, Galerie Georges Giroux, Exposition Théo van Rysselberghe, 1922, as Étude d'après un model vénetien (possibly)
Literature
Ronald Feltkamp, Théo Van Rysselberghe 1862-1926, Brussels, 2003, pp. 399-400, no. 1912-015, illustrated
$27,000