NIKOLAOS GYSIS (Greek, 1842-1901) Penelope dated and signed '7. juni 1878 / N. Gysis' (lower left); inscribed 'Frau Professor Gysis' on a fragmentary label from Kunstverein München, Galleriestrasse 10 (affixed to the stretcher); with an typed fragmentary label inscribed '[...] Pütterich / [...] Hofvergoider / München [...]' (affixed to the reverse of the frame) oil on canvas 29.0 x 38.5 cm (11 7/16 x 15 3/16 in). framed 37.0 x 46.0 x 2.5 cm (14 9/16 x 18 1/8 x 1 in). Footnotes: Provenance With the artist's family. The collection of Ernst Hoffman, New York (by descent from the previous). A private New York collection (acquired from the previous, 2004). Literature Konstantinos Didaskalou, Der Münchenr Nachlass von Nikolaus Gysis (Münich, 1993), vol. I, p. 105, and vol. II, Abb. 152. N.B. Nikolaos Gysis produced many portraits of his children, from birth to adolescence. The present portrait depicts Penelope Margarita, Gysis's first child. She was named after Gysis's mother-in-law, Penelope, and his own mother, Margarita. Gysis painted the present picture on June 7, 1878 - 6 days after Penelope's birth. We would like to thank Dr. Kostas Didaskalou for his kind assistance cataloging and authenticating this lot. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing