Theo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926)
Vénitienne, I (Marcella) ou Le repos du modèle
signed with monogram and dated '12' (lower left)
oil on canvas
44 7/8 x 28¾ in. (114 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1912
Provenance
Galerie E. Druet, Paris (acquired from the artist).
Anon. sale, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 16 June 1969, lot 128.
Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco.
Maurice Sternberg, Chicago.
Private collection, Chicago (acquired from the above); sale, Christie's, New York, 9 May 2000, lot 175.
Private collection, Connecticut (acquired at the above sale); sale, Christie's, New York, 4 November 2004, lot 244.
Private collection, New York (acquired at the above sale); sale, Christie's, New York, 3 May 2006, lot 343.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
P. Fierens, Théo van Rysselberghe, Brussels, 1937, no. 33 (illustrated; titled Le modèle).
R. Feltkamp, Théo van Rysselberghe, Catalogue raisonné, Brussels, 2003, p. 398, no. 1912-006 (illustrated).