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Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description
- Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
- Mother's pride
- signed l.l.
- oil on panel
- 32,5 by 45 cm.
Condition
Straight solid panel. No retouches visible under UV light. In excellent condition.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Henriette Ronner-Knip is perhaps best known for her paintings of dogs and cats, but it was not until her later life that she specialised in these genres. She came from a family of artists and received her earliest tuition from her father Joseph Augustus Knip (1777-1847). At the age of fifteen, she sold her first painting in an exhibition at Düsseldorf.
The present lot is an impressive example of her cat paintings, displaying all the hallmarks of Ronner-Knip's compositional and technical skills, being both full of incident and still-life detail.
Henriette Ronner-Knip gained international acclaim and became the most popular female Dutch artist of her time by virtue of her depictions of cats. During the nineteenth century, the rise of the bourgeoisie created a growing demand for traditionally less exalted genres, such as portraiture, still life and animal painting. Depicting pampered felines in elegant, contemporary interiors, cat paintings became the art of the bourgeoisie, reflecting the lifestyle of the new patron class. This feline fashion originated in England, and Ronner-Knip was frequently commissioned by the British nobility to portray their pets.
In 1893 an English critic wrote, 'The artists who have succeeded in rendering the cat may be counted on the fingers of one hand – the Japanese Hokusai, the Swiss Mind, the English Burbank, the French Lambert and the Dutch Madame Ronner – and the greatest of these, the one who has succeeded absolutely and all round, is the last, the lady'.
The present lot is an impressive example of her cat paintings, displaying all the hallmarks of Ronner-Knip's compositional and technical skills, being both full of incident and still-life detail.
Henriette Ronner-Knip gained international acclaim and became the most popular female Dutch artist of her time by virtue of her depictions of cats. During the nineteenth century, the rise of the bourgeoisie created a growing demand for traditionally less exalted genres, such as portraiture, still life and animal painting. Depicting pampered felines in elegant, contemporary interiors, cat paintings became the art of the bourgeoisie, reflecting the lifestyle of the new patron class. This feline fashion originated in England, and Ronner-Knip was frequently commissioned by the British nobility to portray their pets.
In 1893 an English critic wrote, 'The artists who have succeeded in rendering the cat may be counted on the fingers of one hand – the Japanese Hokusai, the Swiss Mind, the English Burbank, the French Lambert and the Dutch Madame Ronner – and the greatest of these, the one who has succeeded absolutely and all round, is the last, the lady'.