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PETRUS VAN SCHENDEL - The Evening Market
Estimate:
$40,000 - $60,000
Passed
Live Auction
Important & Rare Art
Size
64.5 x 50 cm
Description
Oil on board
Condition
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Signature
Signed lower right
Provenance
Private Collection, Auckland
Acquired from Christie’s, 19th Century Art, 18 April 2000, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Acquired from Christie’s, 19th Century Art, 18 April 2000, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Literature
Petrus van Schendel was a Dutch-Belgian genre painter inthe Romantic style who specialized in nighttime scenes, lit by lamps or candles.
Van Schendel studied at the Academy of Antwerp under the tutelage of Jan van Bree. Blending the romantic with the neo-classical, he specialised in nocturnal Dutch market scenes where he explored the subtle and theatrical effects of candle and lamplight on the human face and body. This led to him being known as “Monsieur Chandelle”.
Van Schendel made a name as a portrait painter and moved frequently, living in Breda (1828-29), Amsterdam (1830-32), Rotterdam (1832-38), and The Hague (1838-45). He was a regular participant in the Exhibition of Living Masters and the various Triennial Salonsof Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent. In 1834, he was named a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam.
In 1845 Van Schendel settled permanently in Brussels. He won several medals at expositions in Paris and London during the late 1840s. Some of his works were bought by King Leopold I of Belgium. He also published books on perspective and facial expression. Van Schendel masterful depiction of artificial light sources such as candles and torches, but also the glow of the moon, lends his paintings an unmistakable atmosphere.
Van Schendel studied at the Academy of Antwerp under the tutelage of Jan van Bree. Blending the romantic with the neo-classical, he specialised in nocturnal Dutch market scenes where he explored the subtle and theatrical effects of candle and lamplight on the human face and body. This led to him being known as “Monsieur Chandelle”.
Van Schendel made a name as a portrait painter and moved frequently, living in Breda (1828-29), Amsterdam (1830-32), Rotterdam (1832-38), and The Hague (1838-45). He was a regular participant in the Exhibition of Living Masters and the various Triennial Salonsof Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent. In 1834, he was named a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam.
In 1845 Van Schendel settled permanently in Brussels. He won several medals at expositions in Paris and London during the late 1840s. Some of his works were bought by King Leopold I of Belgium. He also published books on perspective and facial expression. Van Schendel masterful depiction of artificial light sources such as candles and torches, but also the glow of the moon, lends his paintings an unmistakable atmosphere.
