Religious Procession with Castle: Henri Met De Bles
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Circle of Henri Met De Bles, 1480-1550. This wonderful early painting is oil on Wood Panel is in an 18th-19th C Frame. It is 9.75"H by 14.75"W and is 17" by 22" in the frame. It has been restored and backed with wood. Henri Met De Bles, or Henri or Herri,was called Civette (owl) in Italy, also called Master Met den Nil. Born in 1480 in Bouvignes. Died after 1550. 16th Century, Flemish School.A painter of religious compositions, animated landscapes and drawings. His life is not well known but included time Italy in 1521, Amsterdam where he was a student of Franz Mostaert, Venice, that he died in Ferare in 1550 and was in the service of the dukes of Este. The authors are not in agreement about his name. Van Mander states that he took his name because of a patch of white hair on the back of his head. Others supposed that his name was a sort of nickname. Cronendale called him Henri Bles and he himself signed a painting “Adoration of the Kings” in the museum at Munich, Henricus Blesius. Contemporary and rival Joachim Patinier certainly thought that he was his nephew, in that, in 1535 he inscribed in a guild in Anvers under the name of Henri de Patinier. In Italy he was called “Civetta” (a small Owl), because he put in his works a small owl so well disguised, that many people could not find it. including Mander. One also sees the pseudonym Hendrik Met de Bles. He composed landscapes of some parts realistic unified within a part of an ideal whole,where he searched for new atmospheric effects. he was influenced by Bouts and Breughel. It seems that he realized a single stamp: Christ carrying the cross.
He is represented in many museums: Amterdam, Anvers, Bale, Berlin, Brechia, Breslau, Brussels. Cologne, Copenhagen, Dresden, La Fer, Florence, Glaz, Grenoble, Hanover, Kassel, Liverpool, London, Madrid, Milan Montreal, Moscow, Munich Wales Naples, Rome Troyes Utrecht, Vienna. His painting sell for up to $500,000.
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Drovers with Cattle: Circle of N. Berchem
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Nicolaes (Claus Pietersz) Berchem, Circle of, Dutch, 1620-1683. This pastoral landscape is oil on canvas. Overall dimensions are 21 1/2" by 32". It is an Italianate scene with very fine detail and color. It is in good condition and is quite lovely in a 19th C frame. This painting has been xrayed for age and appears to be 17th C. Berchem as well as circle of Berchem is listed in Benezit and his paintings are in numerous museums.
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Italianate Pastoral Landscape: Nicolaes Berchem
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Nicolaes (Claus Pietersz) Berchem, attributed to, Dutch, 1620-1683. This pastoral landscape is oil on wood panel. Overall dimensions are 10 1/2" x 12". It has 2 old stickers on the back: one with an attribution to Berchem and the other stating its provenance from an English collection. It is an Italianate scene with very fine detail and color. It is in good condition and is quite lovely in a 19th C frame. This painting has been xrayed for age and appears to be 17th C. Berchem is listed in Benezit and his paintings are in numerous museums.
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Village Fair by school of Cornelius Droogsloot
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Droochsloot (Droogsloot), Cornelis: School of Dutch, 1630-1673. This painting is of a Village Fair (Kermesse) and was painted in the 17th C. It is 21 ˝” by 19” in very nice 18th C frame. It is apparently unsigned though remnants of a signature appear on the lower left. Droochsloot was known for Dutch city and country genre scenes. Benezit devoted more than a page to this artist.He was known for paintings of genre, religious subjects, animals and engravings.One of his favorite subject was the Village Kermesse or Village gathering such as this painting. His paintings are in many museums including the Louvre, the Prado, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Vienna. His paintings sell for up to $350,000. Paintings from the School of this artist sell for up to $18,000.
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Landscape with Figures by: Willem Vester
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Willem Vester, Dutch, 1824-1895. This expansive landscape with figures and animals alongside a river is quite exceptional with magnificent detail and brushwork. It is oil on canvas, 23 1/2" by 29 1/2" in a 4 1/2" period gold leaf frame. It is signed lower right W. Vester. He listed in Mallett and is known for his outdoor scenes with auction records up to $30,000.
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Jan Walraven (attr) "A Good Companion"
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Jan Walraven , attr,(Dutch, b.1827), oil on canvas, verso with label inscribed "J.Walraven", 10 1/4" X 12 1/4", in a very interesting deep frame. This portrait of a child at a table with dog in a room is reflective of the tradition of genre interior paintings in dutch art. the paintings on the walls of the room refer to other styles of dutch painting. This artist often painted similar scenes of interiors and of mothers with their children and dogs. He has an extensive auction record.
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