Artist: Jan Toorop (Dutch/Indonesian, 1858 - 1928).
Title: "In de Aanwezigheid van Jezus".
Medium: Colored crayons and pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1924.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. (232 x 368 mm). Image size: 9 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. (232 x 368 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed and titled in pencil, lower left recto; titled again in pencil in the Artist's hand, verso; collector's ink stamps, verso. Drawn on thin cream wove paper. Very good to fine condition with no serious issues to report; uneven lower edge; a few fox marks; remains of newspaper (?), verso. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to:
[email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): A very similar work to our example is “Voor het Sanctus,” pastel, watercolor, and colored pencil on cardboard, 16 1/2" x 13 3/8,” 1923, sold for $29,580 (¥3,000,000) hammer price at Mainichi Auction Inc., Tokyo, 03/15/2014, lot #273. Johannes Theodorus 'Jan' Toorop was a Dutch-Indonesian painter who worked in various styles, including Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Pointillism. His early work was influenced by the Amsterdam Impressionism movement. [30224-3-12000]
