Charley Toorop Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Charley Toorop Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 11, 2023
Charley Toorop (Dutch 1891 - 1955). Nini Groenendijk, 1933.
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Charley Toorop (Dutch 1891 - 1955) Nini Groenendijk, 1933 oil on canvas signed 'C Toorop' (lower left), signed again, titled and dated '1933.' (on the reverse) image size 60.5 x 50.5 cm., frame size 76.5 x 66.5 cm.
Adams Amsterdam Auctions
Dec. 12, 2022
CHARLEY TOOROP (1891-1955)
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Girl with Flowers Signed lower right Ink on paper, 63.9 x 49.7 cm Note: No other woman has had so much influence on Dutch culture in the first half of the 20th century as Charley Toorop. She had strong friendly relationships with A. Roland Holst, Henriëtte Roland Holst, Arthur Lehning, Marsman, Mondriaan, Van der Leck, Rädecker, and Zadkine, among others. She made contacts everywhere and helped others experience new influences. Her studio was a meeting point for many in the cultural world. Toorop was not only influential as the central figure in the cultural world; as a painter, she has also left her traces. As a self-taught artist, Charley Toorop developed a highly personal, robust painting style. She mostly painted portraits, such as this present lot. From the beginning of her artistic career, Charley Toorop depicted people with unnaturally large eyes and a piercing gaze. When she was living in Paris in the 1920s, she visited the Musée Guimet, where she became acquainted with the ancient Egyptian tradition of Fayoum portraiture, in which deceased persons were depicted naturalistically in a frontal position with large staring eyes. Toorop was greatly inspired, and from then on, she painted her sitters in a predominantly frontal position and again with that fixed gaze. This woman is depicted in a way that is very typical of Toorop's: the eyes are unsymmetrical, as in many of Toorop’s portraits. She did not paint people as any more attractive than they were. Indeed, she would often accentuate asymmetries or furrows in a face. In this way, she did not create an idealised portrait but rather placed emphasis on authenticity and personality. According to A.M. Hammacher, who knew the artist personally, Toorop's strength lay in her successful attempt to wrest Dutch art out of the sphere of intimacy, transforming objects and people into monumental phenomena. This statement can certainly be demonstrated by the present lot. * Condition report available upon request
AAG Auctioneers
Oct. 06, 2021
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) - Still life with newspaper
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Still life with newspaper oil on canvas 60 x 50.5 cm.
Christie's
Jun. 07, 2021
Labourers - Charley Toorop's favourite theme
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
- TOOROP, Charley (Dutch 1891 - 1955). Drie jonge arbeiders [Three young workers], 1927. Charcoal on brown paper, signed 'C. Toorop' (lower left), signed again, titled, and dated 'Jonge Arbeiders Charley Toorop October 1927 Amsterdam' (on the backing); framed behind glass in the original frame. Unexamined out of the frame, some scattered light spots, a few larger circular dark stains in the lower half, otherwise in very good condition.
Adams Amsterdam Auctions
Jun. 30, 2020
[FINE ARTS: 20TH-CENTURY GRAPHIC ARTS (LITHOGRAPHY, ETCHINGS, ETC.)] CHARLEY TOOROP (1891-1955)
Est: €100 - €200
Two etchings: (1) Self-portrait as a girl with (photo?) album in room. 10 x 10 cm.; (2) Man at a lake. 8 x 10 cm. Both signed in the plate. Framed with mount under glass. (total 2)
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Jun. 20, 2019
CHARLEY TOOROP | Rozen en Bladeren (Roses and Leaves)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
oil on panel
Sotheby's
May. 22, 2019
Charley Toorop (1891-1955)
Est: €3,500 - €5,000
A portrait of a young lady in a landscape charcoal on paper, 78x63 cm signed, dated and annotated 'Schoorl 1920/-Charley Toorop- ' (on the cover of the reverse) Exhibited: -Bergen, Museum Kranenburgh, ‘Charley Toorop, werken op papier’, 11 November2008-5 April 2009.
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Dec. 17, 2018
Charley Toorop (Katwijk aan Zee 1891 - Bergen (NH) 1955)
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Alassio Signed, titled and dated 1938 lower left Black chalk on paper, 49 x 63.5 cm (measured within the mount) Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands
AAG Auctioneers
Dec. 10, 2018
Wim Oepts (Amsterdam 1904 - Paris 1988)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Waiting in line Signed and dated '26 lower left Oil on canvas, 24 x 32.5 cm Note: At the time this painting was made, Oepts' talent was already noticed by fellow artist Charley Toorop (1891-1955). He followed her style of painting and before long they became friends. Toorop even portrayed him in her well known group portrait of artist friends, titled The meal amongst friends (1932-1933), which belongs to the collection of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (acc.no. 2045 MK).
AAG Auctioneers
Nov. 21, 2018
Charley Toorop (1891-1955)
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
'Doodshoofd, beeldje en rozen'/A still life with a skull, figurine and roses, oil on canvas, 41x33 cm signed and dated '1934./CToorop' (lower right); signed, dated and titled 'Doodshoofd, beeldje/en rozen-/1934-Bergen-/Charley Toorop-' (on the reverse) Exhibited: -Amsterdam, Kunsthandel Huinck & Scherjon, 'Tentoonstelling van werken door tijdgenooten', 23 March-20 April 1935, no. 24. -The Hague, Kunsthandel d'Audretsch, 'Charley Toorop', 1935, no. 2. -Leiden, Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal, 'Charley Toorop', 1935-1936, no. 5. -The Hague, Kunsthandel Nieuwenhuizen Segaar, 'De schedel in de schilderkunst van ca. 1500-1936', 1936, no. 59. -The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, 'Stillevens en bloemen van dertig schilders van heden', 30 March-2 July 1940, no. 90. -The Hague, Gemeentemuseum (18 April-24 June 1951)/Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum (2 July-30 September 1951)/Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum (6 October-25 November 1951), 'Charley Toorop', no. 78. -Utrecht, Centraal Museum (13 February-12 April 1982)/Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein (22 April-30 May 1982), 'Charley Toorop 1891-1955', no. 45. -Bergen, Museum Kranenburgh, 'De Maaltijd met Vrienden, Kunstenaars in Bergen 1930-1935', 29 April-25 September 1994. Literature: -A.M. Hammacher, 'Charley Toorop', Rotterdam 1952, p. 119, no. 154. -Nico J. Brederoo, 'Charley Toorop, Leven en Werken', Utrecht 1982, ill. p. 299, no. 327. Provenance: -With Kunsthandel Nieuwenhuizen Segaar, The Hague. -Collection Mr. Jacob Mees, Rotterdam. -Auction, in purpose of the Koningin Wilhelminafonds, Arti Amsterdam, 8 March 1956, lot 163, where acquired by the family of the present owner. As the leading lady of Dutch art in the first half of the twentieth century, Charley Toorop had an enormous influence on Dutch culture. Being the daughter of Jan Toorop (1858-1928), she was already born into an artistic family, yet her inspiring ideas about art made her well connected with her contemporaries. Famous painters such as Van der Leck, Mondriaan, Zadkine and Rädecker often visited her studio, which became a meeting point for many artists of that time. She was respected for her uncompromising direct style, which is clearly visible in the present lot ‘Doodshoofd, beeldje en rozen’ from 1934. The direct and robust strokes of her brush emphasise the strength of her image. In her still lifes, the depicted objects become concepts rather than just a collection of different things. The present painting combines her fierce realistic approach with the symbolic meaning of a vanitas, showing the transience of life and certainty of death. Accompanied by the catalogues of the above mentioned exhibitions (1951, 1982 and 1994).
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Apr. 24, 2018
SIGNED C. TOOROP DRAWING
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
C. Toorop (1891 - 1955), depicting man, 39 x 54 cm.
Veilinghuis de Jager
Nov. 23, 2017
Toorop, A.C.P. (1891-1955). Zittende vrouw met naakt bovenlijf. Lithograph, 1931, 26,6x21,5 cm., signed "C. Toorop" and "21/25" in pencil, on Japanese, w. blindstamp of Kunsthandel Nieuwenhuizen Segaar in lower right corner. - Foxed; creased in
Est: €300 - €500
Toorop, A.C.P. (1891-1955). Zittende vrouw met naakt bovenlijf. Lithograph, 1931, 26,6x21,5 cm., signed "C. Toorop" and "21/25" in pencil, on Japanese, w. blindstamp of Kunsthandel Nieuwenhuizen Segaar in lower right corner. - Foxed; creased in margins. = Bredero G12, "5 exemplaren teruggevonden". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LI.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Aug. 30, 2017
Charley Toorop (1891-1955)
Est: €150 - €250
Drie mensen uit Walcheren aan tafel niet get. litho, proefdruk, 16x26,5 cm
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Jun. 28, 2017
Charley Toorop (1891-1955)
Est: €300 - €400
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Drie mensen uit Walcheren aan tafel niet get. litho, proefdruk, 16x26,5 cm
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Jun. 12, 2017
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Speelgoed
Est: €12,000 - €16,000
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Speelgoed oil on canvas 61 x 50.5 cm.
Christie's
Jun. 12, 2017
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) De schilder Jacob Nieweg en zijn vrouw Neine
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) De schilder Jacob Nieweg en zijn vrouw Neine oil on canvas 70 x 70 cm.
Christie's
Dec. 01, 2015
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Portrait of a girl
Est: -
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Portrait of a girl
Christie's
Jun. 09, 2015
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Takken met vruchten, herfst oil on c
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Takken met vruchten, herfst oil on canvas 60 x 80 cm.
Christie's
Dec. 16, 2014
Dorschmachine
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Dorschmachine signed 'C Toorop' (lower left); signed, titled and dated 'Dorschmachine 1925 C. Toorop' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 45.5 x 55.5 cm. Painted in 1925
Christie's
Dec. 10, 2014
Charley Toorop (1891-1955), 'Portret van Jhr. Bodd
Est: €300 - €400
Charley Toorop (1891-1955), 'Portret van Jhr. Boddaert, l'ami Caesar', gesigneerd en gedateerd 1951, tekening, afm. 32 x 23,5 cm.
Zeeuws Veilinghuis
Nov. 27, 2014
Toorop, A.C.P. (1891-1955). Boerengezin (Familie Akerboom, Bergen). Drypoint, 28x29,7 cm., signed "C. Toorop" and with dedication "à Mr. et Mme Manteau de Ch.T. Bruxelles 6 mai '24" in pen and ink, signed "Ch. Toorop" in the plate, framed, w. ticket
Est: €600 - €800
Toorop, A.C.P. (1891-1955). Boerengezin (Familie Akerboom, Bergen). Drypoint, 28x29,7 cm., signed "C. Toorop" and with dedication "à Mr. et Mme Manteau de Ch.T. Bruxelles 6 mai '24" in pen and ink, signed "Ch. Toorop" in the plate, framed, w. ticket of "Cadre de Style Louis Manteau (...) Bruxelles" on verso. - Partly foxed, mainly in blank margins. = Brederoo G2 ("5 exemplaren teruggevonden" [3 in museums]); Hammacher 292. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVII.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 25, 2014
Original signed lithograph by Charley Toorop
Est: €700 - €900
TOOROP, Charley (Dutch 1891 - 1955). Vier Walcherse figuren in interieur (Four people from the island of Walcheren in an interior). Lithograph, signed in pencil 'Charley Toorop' (lower right) and numbered '5/50' (lower left), framed under passe-partout behind glass, image size 16 x 26.5 cm., frame size 34.5 x 42 cm.
Adams Amsterdam Auctions
May. 29, 2013
Charley Toorop (1891-1955)
Est: -
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Vaas met tulpen signed and dated 'CToorop 1917.' (lower left); and signed again and inscribed 'Studie/II' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 46.5 x 55.5 cm. Painted in 1917.
Christie's
May. 29, 2013
Charley Toorop (1891-1955)
Est: -
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Vrouwenkop signed 'CToorop' (lower left) oil on canvas 60 x 45.5 cm. Painted in 1924.
Christie's
Jun. 05, 2012
Charley Toorop (1891-1955)
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Twee figuren; two figures signed 'C. Toorop' (lower left); and signed again, dated and inscribed with title '1926-1927' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm. Painted in 1926-1927.
Christie's
Nov. 15, 2011
Charley Toorop (1891-1955)
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Charley Toorop (1891-1955) Portrait of a child in white signed 'C Toorop' (lower right) oil on canvas 56 x 36.5 cm. Painted in 1916.
Christie's
Sep. 19, 2011
Charley Toorop Katwijk aan Zee 1891-Bergen NH 1955
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
Charley Toorop Katwijk aan Zee 1891-Bergen NH 1955 Three people of the island of Walcheren in an interior (circa 1929) Signed l.r. and numbered 34/50 l.l. Lithograph, 18.6 x 27.9 cm (measured within passe-partout) Literature: N.J. Brederoo, Charley Toorop, Druk Hooiberg, Epe, 1982, page 347, G8 (ill.)
AAG Auctioneers
Dec. 02, 2008
Charley Toorop (DUTCH, 1891-1955)
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Charley Toorop (DUTCH, 1891-1955) Stilleven met hobo signed 'C. Toorop' (lower right), and signed again, dated and inscribed 'Stilleven met figuurtjes Amsterdam 1927' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 50.5 x 60 cm.
Christie's
Dec. 04, 2007
A still life with roses in a glass vase
Est: €60,000 - €80,000
Charley Toorop (DUTCH, 1891-1955) A still life with roses in a glass vase signed and dated 'C Toorop/1924' (lower right) oil on canvas 69.5 x 61 cm.
Christie's
Jun. 05, 2007
Meisjesportret
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Charley Toorop (DUTCH, 1891-1955) Meisjesportret signed 'CToorop' (lower left), and signed again and dated '1933' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 60 x 50 cm.
Christie's
Dec. 07, 2005
f - CHARLEY TOOROP (1891-1955)
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
LEIDSEGRACHT, AMSTERDAM 90 by 120 cm. signed; signed and dated Amsterdam 1927 on the reverse oil on canvas PROVENANCE Collection P. Boendermaker, Bergen Collection W.T. Selderbeek, Amsterdam Collection F. Besançon, Amsterdam EXHIBITED Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Charley Toorop, 1927 no. 43 Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Breitner tussen de schilders van Amsterdam, 1957 LITERATURE Nico J. Brederoo, Charley Toorop, Dordrecht 1982, p. 271, no.205, illustrated A.M. Hammacher, Charley Toorop, Rotterdam 1952, no. 300 J.G. van Gelder, Concept oeuvre-catalogus van Charley Toorop, werk vanaf voor 1914 t/m 1942, manuscript, Rijksinstituut voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague 1927, no.7 NOTE As a penetrating observer of the human form, Charley Toorop, daughter of the famous Dutch artist Jan Toorop, is known for her portraits in which she usually depicted herself or figures that surrounded her, such as her children, friends and colleague artists. Contrary to her numerous self-portraits, Charley developed an interest for Dutch modern architecture in the mid-twenties. Paintings from this period are most closely affined to the German 'neue sachlichen'. Scenes of suburban streets, boarding houses for the homeless, industrial harbours and the nightlife of bars and music-halls are painted a specific detailed lively manner. In the realistic registration of her observations Charley leaves out the critical irony of life, contrary to the German artist of this time. Her unscrupulous realism in her paintings has a magical nature. It is where Charley as an observer, which she mentions in several letters to fellow artists, often wonders if the natural appearance reflects reality? One can ask the question if perceptiveness converts to an inaccurate or unnatural presence. For Charley's paintings we can say that the unreal state is what becomes real in her paintings. The colourful street, shaded stadiums and the typical Dutch houses of Amsterdam provided Charley with ample opportunities to the her new fascination for architecture. Because of the great appeal of this city Charley moved in 1926 to the Leidsegracht 48 in Amsterdam. It is there where she captured every aspect of urban life in a similar way as she did in her portraits. The present work Leidsegracht shares this studied attention to individual forms in the presentation of the whole. Despite being the result of many hours of careful observation and the lack of portrayed individuals Charley manages to make the urban street life seem alive.
Sotheby's
Nov. 29, 2005
Charley Toorop (Dutch, 1891-1955)
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
Portret jongens Gerbrands (recto); A charcoal sketch of three children (verso) signed and dated 'C.Toorop 1923.' (lower left) oil on canvas 80 x 60 cm.
Christie's
Nov. 29, 2005
Charley Toorop (Dutch, 1891-1955)
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
Le vieux port - Marseille signed 'C. Toorop' (lower left), and signed again, dated and inscribed with title '1934' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 81 x 108 cm.
Christie's
Dec. 02, 2003
CHARLEY TOOROP (1891-1955)
Est: €14,000 - €18,000
SIGNED AND DATED (MAKER'S MARKS) signed with the initials; signed, titled and dated Dec. 1927 A'dam on the reverse
Sotheby's
Dec. 02, 2003
CHARLEY TOOROP (1891-1955)
Est: €25,000 - €30,000
SIGNED AND DATED (MAKER'S MARKS) signed; signed, dated 1940 and titled on the reverse
Sotheby's
Dec. 03, 2002
Charley Toorop (1891-1955)
Est: $13,000 - $15,000
Rozen in Herfst - Roses in autumn signed 'C. Toorop' (lower left), and signed again and dated, inscribed and inscribed with title 'Bergen 1951' (on the reverse) oil on board 32 x 25 cm. LITERATURE Nico J. Brederoo, Charley Toorop, Amsterdam 1982, no. 272. EXHIBITION New York, Hammer Galleries, Charley Toorop, 1952, no. 35. Amsterdam, Kunsthandel Huinck & Scherjon, Charley Toorop, 1954, no. 16 (as: Rozen).
Christie's
Jan. 22, 2002
Charley Toorop (Dutch, 1891-1955)
Est: $946 - $1,204
A peasant woman in front of a chapel signed, dated and inscribed 'C.Toorop/Cuesnes/1922' (lower right) charcoal on paper 57 x 46 cm.
Christie's
Dec. 04, 2001
Charley Toorop (Dutch, 1891-1955)
Est: $16,020 - $24,920
Still life with newspaper signed with initials 'C.T.' (lower right) oil on canvas 60 x 50.5 cm. Executed circa 1926 PROVENANCE A gift from the artist to the painter Thijs Rinsema in 1926 (in exchange for a box handmade by Rinsema), thence by descent to his brother in law. Anon. sale Sotheby's Amsterdam, 6 April 1987, lot.no 38, where acquired by the present owner. NOTES As in all her subjects, Charley Toorop presents her still lifes with uncompromising directness. The very simplicity generates a strength infused with mystical connotations, but without making an explicit religious statement. Her objects transcend their everyday manifestations; they become concepts in stead of randomly arranged objects. Her stark style, her large, sharply defined shapes and muted colours imbue her subjects with a certain stubbornness. Yet, the fact that these potent, vigorous pictures are the work of a woman unwillingly changes the way we perceive them. Though her subjects and style were entrenched in the years of the interbellum, her work is a testament to her personal life and her leftwing political sympathies, as is probably reflected in the present lot by for instance the communist magazine Tribune, the red banner and the rooted up fields in the background. According to A.M. Hammacher, who knew the artist personally, Toorop's strength lay in her successful attempt to wrest Dutch art out of the sphere of intimacy, transforming objects and people into monumental phenomena. The present lot Still life with newspaper is a typical example of this quotation.
Christie's
Dec. 04, 2001
Charley Toorop (Dutch, 1891-1955)
Est: $16,020 - $24,920
Herfst - Autumn signed with initials 'CT' (lower right) oil on canvas 90 x 90 cm. Executed circa 1919-20. PROVENANCE H.P. Bremmer, The Hague Mrs H. Kr”ller-Muller, The Hague (1922) G.J. Nieuwenhuizen Segaar, The Hague LITERATURE A.M. Hammacher, Charley Toorop, Rotterdam 1952, no. 37. J.G. van Gelder and A.M. Hammacher, Beeldende Kunst, Amsterdam 1940-1942, IX, no. 60 (ill.) Nico J. Brederoo, Charley Toorop, Utrecht 1982, no. 311 EXHIBITION Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Hollandsche Kunstkring, 1920, no. 98 Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Charley Toorop, 1927, no. 5 The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Eretentoonstelling Charley Toorop, 1951, no. 15 Hilversum, Gooisch Museum, Charley Toorop, 1956/1957, no. 3 's Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabantsmuseum, Charley Toorop, 1961/1962, no. 6.
Christie's
Dec. 04, 2001
Charley Toorop (1891-1955)
Est: $24,920 - $32,040
Witte Seringenboom signed 'C.Toorop' (lower left), and signed again, dated and inscribed with title 'Zomer 1939' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 100 x 80 cm. Executed circa 1939. PROVENANCE J. Moltzer, Rio de Janeiro LITERATURE A.M. Hammacher, Charley Toorop, Rotterdam 1952, no. 183 Nico J. Brederoo, Charley Toorop, Utrecht 1982, p. no. 361 NOTES The blossom paintings are a consistent part in Charley Toorop's oeuvre. Since 1934 she painted the fruittrees in her garden almost twice every year. In spring with their blossoms and in late summer when the fruit was ripe and the trees were full of apples and pears. It seems that she wanted to celebrate the new season and tried to stress the cycle of life. Characteristic in these works are the compact and close-up compositions. The canvas is completely filled with a tangle of branches.
Christie's