Lot 461: Charles van Wijk (Dutch, 1875-1917)

Moeder en kind
Signed 'Charles v. Wyk'
bronze, brown patina
21.5 cm. high

Katwijk, Katwijks Museum, Charles van Wijk (1875-1917) 'Beeldhouwer van een vrij en ongebonden volk', September 1999, no. 30 (ill.).

Collection Meentwijck, Bussum.

Circa 1905 Charles van Wijk married Anna Maris, daughter of the painter Jacob Maris (1837-1899). They had three sons who were a cherised subject in Van Wijk's work. Besides portraits and reliefs he also made a hand or foot in marble, terracotta or plaster. (H. Stork, Charles van Wijk; beeldhouwer van een vrij en ongebonden volk, Katwijk (Katwijks Museum) 1999)

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