Théo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926): 'Maud assise', oil on canvas, dated 1916

Work: 52,5 x 38 cm

Frame: 75,5 x 62 cm

Maud is one of Théo van Rysselberghe's favourite models in the early 20th C. She appears on several of his works in the years running up to 1916, for example:

1914: Modèle au repos (Maud), Sotheby's, New York, 08/05/2008, lot 207. (see images 8 and 9)

1915: 'Maud debout', Rossini, Paris, 09/04/2014, lot 112. (see images 10 and 11)

1916: 'Nu assis' (Maud), Sotheby's, New York, 03/11/2011, lot 380. (see images 12 and 13

Provenance:

- Ex-collection Hilton Luria, New Jersey, USA.

- Ex-collection Redfern Gallery, London, UK.

- Sotheby's, New York, 26 February 1990, lot 63.

- Ex-collection Lewis Townsend, USA.

- Doyle, New York, 21 May 2002, lot 151.

- Ex-collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The philanthropist Sidney Rothberg (1924-2008) was a passionate fine art collector, acquiring a diverse and expansive collection. Aside from blue-chip artists such as Renoir, Soutine or Diebenkorn, Mr. Rothberg also championed emerging talents at the time, specifically women artists. He bought a number of their works at a time when such names were not as actively sought after as they are today on the art market. Among them are Louise Nevelson, Louise Bourgeois, Alice Baber, Dorothea Tanning, Alice Helicka (link). 

- Private collection, Belgium.