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Minaiture Watercolor ?Self Portrait with Mandolin?, by Malthe Hasselriis, dated 1937
4.5 x 4 inches.Watercolor on vellum, signed and dated by Malthe Hasseliis upper right. Framed under glass. According to adescendant of the artist, this watercolor was a self-portrait of the artist. Here, wehave a charming self-portrait in an interior setting, with an exceptional detailed Oriental carpet draped in the background. Thedetailing of this work is truly breathtaking.
MaltheHasselriis, (Danish/American, 1888 ? 1970) who?s work is represented in theSmithsonian Institute of Art, was a self-taught miniaturist whose sittersincluded Pearl Buck, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and President John F. Kennedy.Hasselriis was also a talented illustrator, providing watercolors for storiesby Pearl Buck, and for editions of The Ugly Duckling and Tales of aChinese Grandmother. He won the Levantia White Boardman award for bestminiature in 1948 and 1956, as well as the Brooklyn Society of MiniaturePainters Medal of Honor.
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