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Lot Essay
When Jan Mankes moved to De Knijpe, a small village in the Frisian countryside, in 1909, this meant at least one big improvement: a piece of land behind the garden to keep chicken, geese and goats. On this plot a barn and a hen-roost were built, followed by a summer-house and a basin for the ducks and geese. Throughout his working life animals have been one of Mankes' favourite subjects. He was especially interested in birds, which he also used to keep indoors. The special species were sent to him by his maecenas A.A.M. Pauwels, who in several letters was kept informed about the animals' condition.
The present lot, 'Wyandotte-haan met tinnen schotel' was, together with 'Ganzen' sent in for the 'Vierjaarlijkse', an exhibition of living artists in Arnhem, but was refused without any further explanation.
Together with 'Kraai op scherm' and 'Het ouderlijk huis te Knijpe' it was then bought by the art dealer J.C. Schüller, who paid Nlg. 575,- for the three paintings. Exhibited in his show-room in The Hague during the summer of 1913 the works were received very positively by the art critics.
The present lot, 'Wyandotte-haan met tinnen schotel' was, together with 'Ganzen' sent in for the 'Vierjaarlijkse', an exhibition of living artists in Arnhem, but was refused without any further explanation.
Together with 'Kraai op scherm' and 'Het ouderlijk huis te Knijpe' it was then bought by the art dealer J.C. Schüller, who paid Nlg. 575,- for the three paintings. Exhibited in his show-room in The Hague during the summer of 1913 the works were received very positively by the art critics.