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Albert Roelofs (Belgium, 1877-1920)
'Portrait of Billy Hay' (*)
pastel drawing
diameter 26.5 cm
signed and dated 1916 lower right
Origin:
Mr. Marley Fotheringham Hay, The Hague, 1916
Art dealer R. Polak, The Hague
Private collection
Literature:
'Albert Roelofs 1877-1920, by Jan Juffermans, sales book page 104, no. 182'. Published by Kunsthandel Pieter Scheen, 1982.
(*) Billy Hay was the nickname for Raeburn F. Hay (1912-1978). Historical research has shown that Billy is a distant relative of Golden Earring lead singer Barry Hay.