Henri Goovaerts

Portrait of Louise Pahlmann

Portrait of Louise Pahlmann
Dating 1911
Material / technique oil on canvas
Dimensions 88 x 71 cm
Literature
Exhibitions
Provenance Lily Pahlmann, Hildesheum, Germany 2014 (January, 30), auction at Historia Auktionshaus, Berlin, Germany, lot 832
Current residence private property
Signature b.r. in paint: HRI GOOVAERTS
Headings b.r. in paint: AN LILY PAHLMANN // 1911 (to Lily Pahlmann // 1911)
Remarks According to the inscription, this portrait is dedicated to Lily Pahlmann. Lily Pahlmann was a lady-friend of Lily Goovaerts and the woman on the portrait probably is her mother. From photographs in the archives of Lily Goovaerts we know that the woman is called Louise and that she and Lily Pahlmann visited Henri Goovaerts in Maastricht in 1911.
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