Petrus van Schendel (Dutch, 1806-1870)
A Girl Playing a Guitar by Candlelight
signed 'P. van Schendel' (upper left); inscribed, signed, and dated on the reverse 'De ondergeteekende/bekenne dit schilderijtje/ geschilderd te hebben./P. van Schendel/Brussel, den [date] 1859' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
10 ¼ x 7 ¾ in. (26 x 19.7 cm.)
Provenance
with W. Scott & Sons, Montreal, Canada. Clifford Thackwell Trotter and Jean Trotter, Montreal, Canada. Hector Trotter (1920-2007), Montreal, Canada, by descent. Bequeathed by the above to the present owner, 2007.
Literature
'Petrus Van Schendel Oil Painting, Ca. 1860,' Antiques Roadshow, Detroit, 1 June 2013, web, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/18/detroit-mi/appraisals/petrus-van-schendel-oil-painting-ca-1860--201301A54/.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. Jan de Meere for his assistance in authenticating and cataloguing the present lot.