Lot 52: Arie Martinus Luijt (1879-1951)

Arie Martinus Luijt (1879-1951)
Carriages at the Nassaulaan, The Hague
signed 'A.M. Luyt' (lower right), and signed again (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
53.5 x 83.5 cm.

Kunstgalerij Albricht, Oosterbeek, 1976.

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The present lot depicts carriages on the Nassaulaan in the Hague, near the Willemskerk. The Willemskerk nowadays is an office building called the Willemshof. In the distance the 'Oranjekazerne' is visible, situated on the Mauritskade.