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Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff (Dutch, 1824-1882)

Sold for $16,133 at Christie's on Apr 24, 2002.

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Lot description

The young seamstress signed 'A H Bakker Korff' (lower left) oil on panel 18.5 x 14.5 cm. Painted circa 1864 PROVENANCE Mrs. Willebeek le Mair, Amsterdam. Anon. Sale, Frederik Muller Amsterdam, 8 July 1941, lot 30 (as: 'Het naaistertje'). Kunsthandel Staal, Amsterdam. ENGRAVED F.H. Weissenbruch, De Kunstkronyk, 1864 (as: 'De Modemaakster'). NOTES In the present lot the artist has made use of a Dutch mahogany side chair of Louis XVI style and a Dutch giltwood Louis XVI style mirror. The table is probably English and is an oak gateleg. The sober, yet elegant Louis XVI style complements the simplicity of this composition.

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