Lot 110: Piet Meiners (Dutch, 1857-1903)

Harten zeven signed and dated 'Meiners./89.' (upper right) oil on panel 37 x 22 cm. PROVENANCE Mr. D.A. Kool, 1903-1943; Sale, Mak van Waay Amsterdam, November 1943. Kunsthandel Huinck & Scherjon N.V., Amsterdam, no. 1608 (as: 'Stilleven'). A.H.G. van Son, Overschie. Mrs. J.C. van Son, Delft. J.H. Groeneveld, Delft. LITERATURE Mr. H.F.W. Jeltes, Piet Meiners (1857-1903) Zijn leven en werk, The Hague 1952, pp. 27 and 56, fig. 1. EXHIBITION Rotterdam, Rotterdamsche Kunstkring, 1903, no. 47. NOTES The photograph of a sculpture of a swimmer diving already appeared in a still life by the artist from 1897 (see Jeltes, op.cit., no. 7).