ERNST AGERBEEK (The Netherlands 20th Century)

Chinese district in old Batavia, circa 1926

Details

ERNST AGERBEEK (The Netherlands 20th Century)
Chinese district in old Batavia, circa 1926
signed 'C Agerbeek' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 31.5 in. (62 x 80 cm)

Provenance

D. Driebergen, Amsterdam, 1943.
Collection Colauto/Van Peperstraten, Amsterdam.

Literature

Ons Kunstkringnieuws (Surabaya), no. 26, 1926, p. 453.
Ver. Van Beeldende Kunstenaars, Java-Bode, 2 March 1929.
J. De Loos-Haaxman, Verlaat Rapport Indie, p. 98.
Haks and Maris, Lexicon of Foreign Artists who visualized Indonesia, Archipelago Press, Singapore, 1995, p. 16.

Lot Essay

The present lots shows Agerbeek's interest in the Chinese community in the Dutch East Indies, he has often depicted the opium house, Chinese cafe and Chinese card games in his works. An observant artist, he often includes interesting details such as the pigeon house in the present lot.

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