CHRIS LEBEAU (1878-1945) CONTANTEN / DIE HAGHESPELERS. Circa 1916. 48 3/4x33 1/4 inches, 123 3/4x84 1/2 cm. Lankhout, The Hague. Condition B+: restored losses and overpainting in margins; repaired tears, creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds. Lebeau was active in all branches of the decorative arts and had an extensive art education around Holland, studying with many of the most prominent artists and theorists of his era. He worked actively as an artist and as a teacher in Haarlem between 1900-1913. He ultimately moved to Czechoslovakia and then Berlin. He died in Dachau.
