Lot 117: Nico Jungmann (Dutch, 1872-1935) Self portrait panel 50 x 37cm (19 11/16 x 14 9/16in); overall 77 x 66cm (30 5/16 x 26in).

Nico Jungmann (Dutch, 1872-1935)
Self portrait
signed with monogram (lower right); signed with monogram (on the frame lower left)
tempera on panel, in the artist's hand carved and painted frame
panel 50 x 37cm (19 11/16 x 14 9/16in); overall 77 x 66cm (30 5/16 x 26in).
Footnotes

Nicolaas Wilhelm Jungmann was born in Amsterdam in 1872. He moved to London in 1893 and later became a British subject. He returned often to the Netherlands and painted landscapes and portraits - commonly of mothers and young girls in traditional Dutch dress.

The present lot is a portrait of the artist in his studio. The viewer is positioned at the edge of the room, peering into an intimate scene of Jungmann at work. He is dabbing his own carved frame with green paint; little bowls filled with shades of red, blue and yellow are sitting nearby, waiting to be used. His finished product - the frame of the present lot - is delicately and expertly carved. Jungmann often designed and made his own frames to accompany his paintings and the present lot is an interesting insight into this practice. It is clear that he placed great importance on his work as a whole and was both a skilled painter and carver.