Portrait of a Man Standing at a Desk

Artists

Dimensions

13.5 × 9.6 cm (5 5/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Jacob de Vos Jacobszoon, Amsterdam (Lugt 1450).[1] [R. W. P. de Vries, Amsterdam, March 9-11, 1920, lot 499 as by Spranger]. [Nicolaas Beets, Amsterdam], exchanged with I.Q. van Regteren Altena (Lugt 4617), possibly in 1925 [2], by descent; to his heirs, sold [through Christie's, Amsterdam, May 13, 2015, lot 119]; to George Abrams, Boston Notes [1] Possibly his sale, Roos, Muller et al, Amsterdam, May 22-24, 1883, part of lot 709, portraits by Spranger [2] Per Christies, 2015, the drawing was "received in part exchange by I. Q. van Regteren Altena with six other drawings and one painting in June (?) 1925 (?). (Inventory book: '110. t. Spranger zijn portret')"