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The poultry vendor
1863
Medium
oil on wood panel
Measurements
36.3 × 45.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased by the Commissioners for Fine Arts for Victoria, 1864
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Petrus van Schendel was called ‘Candlelight van Schendel’ as he specialised in creating effects of artificial lighting in his paintings. Lamps, torches and candles illuminate the figures in his works, which are often set in outdoor markets. The Art Journal of 1867 described a visit to van Schendel’s studio, where one room was kept candle-lit to test effects of light for his paintings.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.c.: P. van Schendel / 1863
Accession Number
p.301.3-1
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Animals Daily Life Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
candles darkness ducks (birds) geese markets (events) poultry street vendors
Provenance
With Ernest Gambart (dealer), London, 1864; from where purchased, by Sir Charles Eastlake, for the NGV, 1864.
Exhibited Fine Arts Gallery (Compartment 10), Intercolonial Exhibition, Melbourne, 1866, no. 318.