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PETRUS VAN SCHENDEL (Terheijden, 1806-Brussels, 1870)
THE YO…
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PETRUS VAN SCHENDEL (Terheijden, 1806-Brussels, 1870)
THE YO…
See original version (French)
Estimate €15,000 - €20,000
Voluntary lot
Description
PETRUS VAN SCHENDEL (Terheijden, 1806-Brussels, 1870)
THE YOUNG MERCHANT IN A NIGHT MARKET
Panel painting
Signed and dated lower left "P. van Schendel / 1849".
The young vendor at a night market, signed and dated
39,50 x 32,50 CM - 15,6 x 12,8 IN.
Petrus van Schendel exhibited at the Salon in 1861, No. 2815 A Young Girl in Front of a Stall; light effect.
Trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp from 1822 to 1828 under Mathieu-Ignace Van Brée, Petrus van Schendel adopted the technique of the fine Dutch painter Gérard Dou and the luminism of Godfried Schalken, specialising in night scenes illuminated by a candle in the painting.
Nicknamed "Monsieur Chandelle", he developed a singular mastery of candle and lamp light that made his work immediately recognisable. After settling permanently in Brussels in 1845, Petrus van Schendel became one of the most sought-after painters, winning a gold medal in Brussels in 1845 and a 2nd class medal in Paris in 1847. He exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in 1867.
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