Jan Frederik Pieter Portielje 1829-1908

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Description

Jan Frederik Pieter Portielje
Young Woman with Parakeet
signed Portielje, (lower left); inscribed the undersigned declares / that this picture has been / painted by himself to the / order of M. A. D'Huyvetter / of Antwerp. / Juli 1884, with artist's signature (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30 by 23 1/2 in.
76.2 by 59.7 cm.

Provenance

Mrs. A. Briting, 1060 Fifth Avenue, New York; Acquired by the parents of the present owner, 1935; By descent, 1971

Catalogue Note

At least three paintings were commissioned by Albert D'Huyvetter of Antwerp between 1878 and 1884 including a work by Jan Portielje's son Gerard, sold by Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, February 19, 2005, and a work by François van Severdonck, sold by Neal Auction Company, April 16, 2005, lot 653.