David Joseph Bles

Lot 12 David Joseph Bles Dutch, 1821-1899 Drinks All Around Signed David Bles (lr) Oil on panel 14 3/8 x 12 3/8 inches (36.5 x 31.5 cm) Provenance: David Bles Atelier Sale, Amsterdam, Feb. 27, 1900, no. 9 C Estimate $7,000-9,000 One small splatter (of paint or some other liquid) on the surface in the upper right quadrant. Otherswise in excellent condition. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

DescEN Bles, David Joseph The Hague 1821 - 1899 Two paintings. a) "L'heureuse Ménage". Signed lower right on the drum: David Bles ft 64. Oil on wood. 36 x 51cm. Framed. b) The Empty Chair. Signed lower right: David Bles f. Oil on wood. 36,5 x 51cm. Framed. On verso of the wooden panel of the first painting are the remains of a former label of the artist, attached with wax seals. On the verso of the wooden panel of the second painting are two wax seals.

Lot Description David Joseph Bles (The Hague, 1821-1899) Light and deep mourning signed 'David Bles' (lower left) oil on panel 31.8 x 40 cm. Provenance with B. Katz, Dieren. given to Marianne Katz-Lobe in 1953. private collection, Germany. Anonymous sale; Lempertz, Cologne, 20 May 2006, lot 1363. Literature F. von Boetticher, Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts : Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte, Leipzig, 1948, p. 113, no.6. Exhibited Munich, Die internationale Kunstausstellung in München, 1879-1880.

David Bles (1821-1899) Noble amusements signed and dated 'David Bles.f.57' (upper left) oil on panel 26.5 x 34.5 cm. Anonymous Sale, C.F. Roos & Cie., Amsterdam, 2 October 1888,lot 8, as: Le monde ou l'on s'amuse. Anonymous Sale, Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 10 November 1908, lot30, as: Feestpartij. Anonymous Sale, Van Marle & Bignell, The Hague, 19 April 1939,lot 16, as: de Guitaarspeler. Anonymous Sale, Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 20 March 1948, lot 126,where acquired by the father of the present owner.

David Joseph Bles The Hague 1821 - 1899 Elegant lady with a parasol inParis € 2000,00 - 3000,00 Signed with initials and dated 45 onbalustrade m.r. Oil on panel, 14.7 x 13 cm Verso: Notes from a sale in The Hague in 1877 where this painting wasoffered as the third lot. Remains of a green wax seal.