Theodore van Elsen (1896-1961) - Drie figuren aan een tafel
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Three figures at a table, an interior scene, executed in ink with mixed media and pencil drawing by Theodore van Elsen (1896–1961) dating from 1940–1950, country of origin unknown, signed and hand-signed, 23 × 29 cm, in good condition, original, framed and shipped framed.
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Theodore van Elsen, born on September 25, 1896 in Java and died on January 16, 1961 in Paris, was a French painter, engraver and illustrator.
As a cartoonist, mainly of a humorous nature, he contributed from 1920 to several illustrated newspapers, such as Le Journal, Le Rire, Ric et Rac and Ridendo.
Without the memoirs of Alice Prin (Kiki de Montparnasse) from 1929, the colorful life of Theodor Van Elsen might have been lost forever. In her description of Paris in the twenties, she mentions him as a memorable figure who sometimes refuses to part with his paintings, even though collectors offered him large sums of money for them.
Van Elsen provides new evidence that artists who choose the security of steady illustration work are doomed to end up on the margins of art history. His drawings are now being appreciated again at auctions.
The drawing will be well packed and shipped framed.
Theodore van Elsen, born on September 25, 1896 in Java and died on January 16, 1961 in Paris, was a French painter, engraver and illustrator.
As a cartoonist, mainly of a humorous nature, he contributed from 1920 to several illustrated newspapers, such as Le Journal, Le Rire, Ric et Rac and Ridendo.
Without the memoirs of Alice Prin (Kiki de Montparnasse) from 1929, the colorful life of Theodor Van Elsen might have been lost forever. In her description of Paris in the twenties, she mentions him as a memorable figure who sometimes refuses to part with his paintings, even though collectors offered him large sums of money for them.
Van Elsen provides new evidence that artists who choose the security of steady illustration work are doomed to end up on the margins of art history. His drawings are now being appreciated again at auctions.
The drawing will be well packed and shipped framed.
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Edition
Original
Artist
Theodore van Elsen (1896-1961)
Title of artwork
Drie figuren aan een tafel
Technique
Ink, Mixed media, Pencil drawing
Signature
Hand signed, Signed
Country of origin
Unknown
Condition
Good condition
Height
23 cm
Width
29 cm
Depiction/theme
Interior scene
Period
1940-1950
