Henry Van de Velde ( Antwerpen 1863 - Zürich 1957 )
Portrait of my sister, Jeanne, 1883
Oil on canvas
1010 x 810 mm
Monogrammed lower left, with inscription: en souvenir des mois heureux passés ensemble and dated 83
 
Provenance:
Wife of Léon Biart and Jeanne van de Velde
Léon Biart, wife Albert Carlier
Simon Biart
Guy Biart
Legacy Simon Carlier
Private collection, Antwerp
 
Exhibitions:
Antwerp, Als ik kan, 1884
Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Henry van de Velde, 1963
Brussels, Palace of fine arts, Henry van de Velde, 1963
Otterlo, Rijksmuseum Kröller- Müller, Henry van de Velde, 1964
Brussels, gallery L'Ecuyer, Henry van de Velde, 1986
Antwerp, Royal museum of fine arts, Henry van de Velde - Paintings, drawings, 1987-1988
Otterlo, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Henry van de Velde, 1988
Brussels, Jubelparkmuseum, Henry van de Velde - Passion Function Beauty, 2013
Knokke, galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Henry van de Velde, 2018
 
Literature:
Württembergischer Kunstverein, Henry van de Velde, Stuttgart, 1963, no.1
Palace of fine Arts, Henry van de Velde, with catalog raisonné by Dr. Erika Billeter, Mercator funds, Antwerp, 1967, p. 327 no. 2
Gallery L'Ecuyer, Henry van de Velde, Brussels, 1970, no. 108
Finlands Arkitekturmuseum, Henry van de Velde, Helsinki, 1986, p. 7-8 ill. in color
Susan M. Canning, Henry van de Velde - Paintings, darwings, KMSKA, Antwerp, 1987-1988, pp. 102-104 no. 3 ill. in color
Gerda Wendermann e.a, Henry van de Velde- Passion Function Beauty, Jubelparkmuseum publ. Lannoo, 2013, p. 52 and p. 54 ill.
Jan Ceuleers, Henry van de Velde en tijdgenoten, galerie Ronny van de Velde, Knokke, 2018, p. 10-11
 

Portrait of my sister, Jeanne, 1883