THEO VAN HOYTEMA. Peacock, circa 1894. Oil on canvas. Bookmark label of Van Hoytema dated 1895 and various annotations i...

Description

THEO VAN HOYTEMA
Peacock, circa 1894
Oil on canvas
Bookmark label of Van Hoytema dated 1895 and various annotations in pencil verso
28-7/8 x 14-3/4 inches (73.5 x 37.5 cm)

PROVENANCE:
K. Sanders, The Hague.

LITERATURE:
Cf. M. Boot, et al., exh. cat., Theo van Hoytema, 1863-1917, Zwolle, 1999, p. 25, figs. 20 and 21, for very similar design sketches of a mural by Van Hoytema for the Groote Societeit in Gorinchem commissioned in 1894. This painting may have been a study for the finished mural.

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