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Genre Scene by Petrus Theodorus Van Wyngaerdt browse these categories for related items... All Items: Fine Art:Paintings:Oil:Europe:Dutch: Pre 1900: item # 805916 Please refer to our stock # 9753 when inquiring.
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Petrus Theodorus Van Wyngaerdt
(Dutch, 1816-1893) Eavesdropping Oil on panel, signed and dated: “1865.”
Painting size: 9” x 6.75” Petrus Theodorus Van Wyngaerdt (also spelled Wyngaerdt or Wijngaerdt) was born in Rotterdam. A student of J.H. Van de Laar, he painted genre scenes and portraits, as did his older brother, painter Anthonie Jacobus Van Wyngaerdt. In Eavesdropping, Van Wyngaerdt depicts a well-known theme from popular 19th-century French and Dutch prints-- a Roccoco figure listening at a door while a private conversation (or event) is underway. The women’s yellow skirt, pink bodice and lacy cap suggest that she is a lady (of sorts) and her plump arms, pretty features and sly expression suggest what may be going on behind closed doors. Van Wyngaerdt’s work can be found in the collections of the Haarlem Museum. He is listed in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs (Bénézit, 1999). |
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