Lot 183: Gerke Henkes (Dutch, 1844-1927)

Un Sauvetage: a rescue at the Paviljoensgracht, The Hague
signed 'G. Henkes' (lower right)
oil on canvas
88 x 157.5 cm.

Eere-Tentoonstelling van Schilderijen, Aquarellen, Teekeningen en Schetsen door G. Henkes, June-July 1914, cat.no. 11, as: Door 't ijs gezakt.

P.A. Scheen, Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars, I, The Hague, 1970, fig. 295.

M.J.H. Henkes Jun., Delfshaven.
Van Litter.
Anon. Sale, Venduehuis der Notarissen, The Hague, 28 November 1928, lot 29.
Anon. Sale, Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 5 June 1973, lot 52.

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