A Dutch polychrome-painted metal umbrella stand

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TUESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2005 AFTERNOON SESSION AT 2.00 PM (LOTS 181-400) Jonkvrouw Agnes van den Brandeler was born on the 18 of October 1918 in Delft. She was the eldest child of Willem Cornelis Quirijn van den Brandeler (1885-1971) and his wife Hillegonda baroness van Randwijck (1888-1970). She spent her childhood in The Hague where her parents led a socially engaged life. Balls, diners and court events were part of the everyday routine. The summers were usually spent on the ancestral estate in the country. Agnes had a lifelong urge to express herself in an artistic way. At fist her parents supported the artist to be in her strive. However, after she had finished school and decided to become a painter by profession, her parents support waned. They even went as far as to ask her to leave. The circle she had grown up in did not look kindly on girls who wanted to become professional artists. Against the will of her parent she enrolled in the Academy for Arts, The Hague. Fleeing from her parents' constant criticism and searching for inspiration Agnes spent from 1947 to 1973 in France, Spain, Italy and Greece. In Paris she was taught at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, in Barcelona she helped to produce the illustrations in a book on the city and in Greece she met a Russian who had fled his country who introduced her to the secrets of making icons. In 1963 she married her adventures cousin jonkheer Ir. Andries Louis van den Brandeler, who had constructed railways in Marokko and oil pipes in Canada. In 1973 they moved to the country and this meant the end of their wandering existence. They moved into a grand old house called 'Het Hof van Hengelo'. The house provided Agnes with ample space for her studio and a platter of subjects to translate to canvas and paper. Agnes and her husband felt strong ties to the part of the Netherlands called the 'Achterhoek' and made a tireless effort to protect its rural and social-historical landmarks. Although not a commercially successful artist, Agnes' work appealed to a great deal of people. At the death of her husband in 1991 the Agnes van den Brandeler Foundation was created. The Foundation's goal is to preserve Agnes' work and to bring her work to the attention of a broad spectrum of people. Agnes van den Brandeler died in 2002 aged 83. THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE JONKVROUWE AGNES VAN DEN BRANDELER, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE STICHTING A. VAN DEN BRANDELER (LOTS 181-212)

A Dutch polychrome-painted metal umbrella stand

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A Dutch polychrome-painted metal umbrella stand
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Depicting a sitting dog
87 cm. high x 62 cm. wide

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