Denise Maréchal
c. 1894
Painter, Belgian, 1862 - 1926
West Building Main Floor, Gallery 87
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on wood
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 36.2 × 26.7 cm (14 1/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
framed: 52.86 × 43.82 × 2.54 cm (20 13/16 × 17 1/4 × 1 in.) -
Accession
2019.118.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift from the artist to the sitter's grandmother (the artist's mother-in-law), Sylvie-Marie-Thérèse Monnom-Descamps [1836-1921], Brussels;[1] gift to her granddaughter, the sitter, Mme Georges Béart [1883-1956, née Denise Maréchal], Rixensart, Belgium; gift to Raymond [d. 1998] and Manette (Maria) [d. 1991] Counard-Cuypers, Rixensart; gift to the Stofkooper collection, Brussels; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 25 June 2015, no. 507); (Jill Newhouse, New York); purchased November 2019 by NGA.
[1] This provenance comes from the catalogue of the 2015 Sotheby's sale and the prospectus provided by Jill Newhouse.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1927
Théo van Rysselberghe: exposition d'ensemble, Galerie Giroux, Brussels, 1927, no. 17, as La petite Denise, dated 1889.
2005
Théo Van Rysselberghe intime, Espace Culturel, Lavandou, 2005, no. 20, repro.
2006
Théo van Rysselberghe, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels; Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 2006, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
Bibliography
1932
Zype, Gustave van. "Notice sur Théo van Rysselberghe." Annuaire de l'Académie Royale de Belgique 98 (1932): 130, 131, as Denise (painted 1889) or La petite Denise (painted 1894).
1948
Maret, François. Théo van Rysselberghe. Antwerp, 1948: pl. 13, as Profil de fillette.
1963
Pogu, Guy. Théo van Rysselberghe, Sa vie. Paris, 1963: repro.
1964
Veronesi, Giulia. "Neo-Impressionisti: Paul Signac e Théo van Rysselberghe." Emporium 139, no. 831 (March 1964): 103 repro., 104.
2003
Feltkamp, Ronald. Théo van Rysselberghe, 1862 - 1926. Brussels, 2003: 305, no. 1894-011, repro.
Inscriptions
on reverse, dedication to the sitter's grandmother (the artist's mother-in-law): pour Madame Monnom 32 quai des Industriel
Wikidata ID
Q108686762