Maria Margaretha La Fargue
The Hague 1743 - 1813
A Mother with her three Young Children in an Interior
Medium:
Oil on Panel
Category:
Dimensions:
26.5(h) x 33(w) cms
Signed:
Signed and Dated: 'Maria M. La Fargue / fec. 1774'
Exhibitions:
Essay:
This wonderful depiction of a Dutch 18th Century interior is a typical subject matter treated by La Fargue. Always fascinated by the details of Dutch society she paints this scene with a close attention to the details of middle class life. The clearly affluent interior displays many of the trappings of a wealthier family in Holland. The fine china, a painting, well made furnishings and in the background in another room off the hallway a well equipped and spacious kitchen. The middle child is shown in an intriuguing and ingenious contraption that is today known as a 'walker'.
Provenance:
Sale; Jan van der Maas en Wed. Paulus van Spyk 30.6.1783, no 65 (RKD Hoofstede de Groot, archive Nº 331)
Sale; 22.04.1809, Nº 42 (RKD Hoofstede de Groot, archive Nº 331)
Sale; Sotheby's, London 24.11.1954 (RKD Hoofstede de Groot archive 2331).
Private Collection, Spain
Literature:
Sale Hendrik Buserus, Amsterdam 21.10.1782, lot 2623, art book Nº 39.
