Live Auction 113019th Century European Art Including Orientalist Art
Petrus Van Schendel (Belgian, 1806-1870)
Lot 35

Petrus Van Schendel (Belgian, 1806-1870)

At the night market

Closed22 May 2013

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GBP 22,500

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Petrus Van Schendel (Belgian, 1806-1870)
At the night market
signed and dated 'P van Schendel/1844' (lower centre)
oil on panel
14½ x 11 7/8 in. (36.8 x 30.2 cm.)

Acquired directly from the artist by Mr Landrij, The Hague, as: 'Een groenteverkoopster bij kaarslicht' (for fl. 250).

Specialist note

The artist's inventory shows that Van Schendel commenced the present lot on 20 July 1844 and completed it on 9 October of the same year.
We would like to thank Jan de Meere for his assistance in cataloguing and authenticating the present lot.