Autoportrait

Details

Theo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926)
Autoportrait
stamped with the artist's monogram (lower right)
black crayon and charcoal on paper
22¼ x 16¾ in. (56.7 x 42.5 cm.)
Drawn in 1916

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 13 April 1983, lot 94.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

R. Feltkamp, Théo van Rysselberghe, 1862-1926, Brussels, 2003, no. 1916-017 (illustrated p. 414; erroneously catalogued as 'oil on canvas(?)').

Exhibited

Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, La Belgique devoilée, de l'Impressionisme à l'Expressionisme, January - May 2007, no. 87 (illustrated p. 56).

Special Notice

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Lot Essay

This work will be included in the forthcoming Van Rysselberghe catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Pascal de Sadeleer and Olivier Bertrand.

This drawing is a study for the oil Autoportrait à la palette (Feltkamp no. 1916-022; Private collection, Paris).

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