Jaap van Dam (1876-1972). Ten different portraits: (1-3) (Three shield-shaped portraits)

Drawings in gouache, ± 52 x 40 cm (with rounded bottom).

Drawing of young woman, paint slightly damaged in the face. Three beautiful, expressive portraits, presumably of Hamlet, his mother Gertrude and Ophelia, whose father Polonius is murdered by Hamlet. Jaap van Dam designed sets for Hamlet as performed by Alezander Moissi and his theatre company, in 1923; (4) (Self-portrait). Drawing in mixed technique, 47 x 34.5 cm (small defects). And 6 more portraits Jaap van Dam made as a student, 5x signed with pen and 4x dated 1896-1899. (total 10)