Lot no. 71
Theo VAN DOESBURG (1883-1931). Bust of a naked woman - "Vrouwelijk naakt torso". Oil on thick paper plated on cardboard. 1904. The work is listed and illustrated as figure 26 in Els Hoek's catalogue raisonné. The catalogue states: "Technique and dimensions unknown. Its current whereabouts are unknown". It is therefore an exceptional rediscovery. The catalogue raisonné also tells us that the artist took the painting with him to Weimar in 1921 and that it was photographed by Paula Stockmar. Dimensions: 43 x 27 cm. "We would like to thank Professor Hans Renders of the Biography Institute at the University of Groningen, co-author of the biography "I Stand All Alone, published in 2022. Theo van Doesburg 1883-1931", for his research which enabled the work to be found in Els Hoek's catalogue raisonné.
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