Description: 'Vegetable Seller at the Night Market' by Petrus van Schendel (1806-70).The painting – which depicts a midnight scene of two young women at a vegetable stall by candlelight – is signed by the artist and dated 1866. It is presented in a superb quality ripple moulded fruitwood frame.Petrus van Schendel (1806-1870) studied at the Antwerp Academy under the influential Belgian artist Matheus Ignatius van Bree (1773-1839). From 1827 van Schendel exhibited in Amsterdam, Antwerp, The Hague, and in Brussels where he was awarded a gold medal in 1845. Further awards followed exhibitions in Paris and in London where he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1855 and 1856. Van Schendel’s greatest success came at the prestigious Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition in 1857 when he was awarded a gold medal.Petrus van Schendel’s two most important patrons were King Leopold I of Belgium and Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert.Today, paintings by Petrus van Schendel can be found in the Royal Collection of His Majesty King Charles III as well as the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and the National Gallery in Brussels.Academy Fine Paintings only offers artwork for sale in the finest condition it can be for its age, having been professionally cleaned, conserved, and re-varnished. Clients should also note that tracked and signed for international shipping is complimentary. Dimensions: (framed) 87cm x 71cm (34¼” x 28”)Dimensions: (canvas only) 66cm x 50cm (26” x 19¾”)Medium: Oil on mahogany panel.Provenance: Private UK collection.Presentation: Fine quality ripple moulded fruitwood frame. Condition: Very good. Professionally cleaned, restored, and re-varnished. Ready to hang.
Price: 89950 GBP
Location: Gerrards Cross
End Time: 2024-09-29T13:41:47.000Z
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Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Artist: Petrus van Schendel
Signed By: Petrus van Scendel
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Period: Neoclassicism/Romantism (1770-1840)
Title: Vegetable Seller at the Night Market
Material: Oil
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Framing: Framed
Subject: Costumes, Figures, Ladies, Women, Cultures & Ethnicities, History, People, Portrait
Type: Painting
Year of Production: Circa 1840
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
COA Issued By: Academy Fine Painting Ltd
Style: Dutch, Figurative Art, Realism, Traditional
Features: Framed, Signed
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Unit Quantity: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1800-1849
