The Dealer's Eye | London
The Dealer's Eye | London
PROPERTY FROM RAFAEL VALLS LTD, LONDON
HENRI VOORDECKER | A BOY AND A GIRL WITH THEIR PIGEONS IN A LOFT
Lot Closed
June 25, 01:58 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
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PROPERTY FROM RAFAEL VALLS LTD, LONDON
HENRI VOORDECKER
Brussels 1779 - 1861
A BOY AND A GIRL WITH THEIR PIGEONS IN A LOFT
signed and dated lower right: H Voordecker Brux 1833
oil on panel
unframed: 63 x 82.5 cm.; 24¾ x 32½ in.
framed: 78 x 97.5 cm.; 30¾ x 38⅜ in.
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Private collection, France;
Anonymous sale, Paris, Sotheby's, 26 June 2014, lot 69, where acquired.
"I love the quiet atmosphere of this panel, suffused with warm light and a real sense of tranquility. It captures an ordinary - even mundane - scene, which simultaneously recalls the spirit of Dutch Golden Age painting and transcends its own time to feel just as current today."
Georgina Eliot
Henri Voordecker was a Belgian artist known for his genre scenes of birds, pigeons in particular. In his late career, he was considered one of the most remarkable painters in Brussels, enjoying great success in Britain as well. A romanticist in style, Voordecker’s art earned affection from a number of wealthy clients, including King William I.