Antoon Henricus Johannes Molkenboer(Leeuwarden 1872 – 1960 Haarlem) Self-Portrait in the Studio, 1896 Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm Signed, inscribed and dated lower left Antoon Molkenboer / in zijn atelier – 1896 Provenance:By descent in the family of the artist until 2017;Michael Ripps LTD, USA. There is an indisputable appeal to this…
Antonio Chichi(1743 – Rome – 1816) A Cork Model of the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, Rome c.1790 Cork, wood, pigmented gilder’s composition, French chalk ground, mineral pigments, dried moss, 46 x 46 x 38 cmBearing a label on the underside (possibly an inventory label) inscribed F P. V. 43 Provenance:Eila Grahame (1930-2009), London…
Anton Sminck van Pitloo (Arnhem 1790 – 1837 Naples) View of the Castel Nuovo and Vesuvius from a Pergola, Naples, c.1820 Oil on cardboard, 28.5 x 34.7 cmSigned lower right A. PitlooProvenance:Private collection, Germany Anton Sminck van Pitloo[1] began his artistic training in his native Arnhem. He went on to study in Paris and Rome…
Anton Sminck Pitloo(Arnhem 1790 – 1837 Naples) Lago di Nemi, Italy, 1811-37 Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 21.5 x 27 cmIn this paysage intime by Anton Sminck Pitloo the compositional arrangement and choice of thematic focus have been carefully thought through. However, with its sure, rapid brushwork this unconventional, close-up depiction of a…