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- Lot 213
Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans (1816-1889) To destroy is to work About 1883 Oil on cardboard Titled and numbered 3 13 x 9 cm (on view) Preparatory work for the painting the old doll from the series of children and dolls made in the 1880s. This is a rare example of a work that probably depicts two of his small children in his home. This innocent yet terrible scene highlights the relationship to violence in childhood learning. Provenance : Famille de l’artiste. Le fils ainé du peintre et de Zoé van Male de Brachène (1807-1848), le poète Oscar Coomans de Brachène (1848-1884), marié à Marie Louise Clément de Cléty (1881-1965) puis par descendance.
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