SIMON BESANGER | A peasant lady watering a flower pot on a wooden table with a view of the interior of her home in the background
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April 8, 01:51 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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SIMON BESANGER
The Hague circa 1775 - circa 1820
A PEASANT LADY WATERING A FLOWER POT ON A WOODEN TABLE WITH A VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF HER HOME IN THE BACKGROUND
signed lower left: S. Besanger
oil on oak panel
unframed: 36.2 x 28 cm.; 14¼ x 11 in.
framed: 43.5 x 35.6 cm.; 17⅛ x 14 in.
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Private collection, France.
Simon Besanger was born in Holland around 1775, and in 1790 he entered the drawing academy in The Hague. His works are mostly genre subjects, notable for their excellent draughtsmanship and fine use of colour, as seen here.