Christiaan Addicks

Watercolour: Work on paper. Dimensions: 25 / 33 cm.

Christiaan Addicks was a dutch painter and his watercolours

can be compared to those of Piet Schipperus.

Note the small gracefully placed woman in the middle.

And of course his signature.

Jorge Aaron Aguilar

You could call this a poetic painting with lotst of elements

in it to discover. Jorge Aaron Aguilar, born in 1936 in

Barcelona. After attaining a university degree, he left

Spain for Europe, mixing with the Bohemian circles of

the Schwabinger Kunstkreis in Munich but also attended

Montmartre (Paris) and St. Germain du Pres.

His first exhibition was launched at the Medici Society

in London and his reputation as an artist quickly grew

into one of international recognition and repute. His 

distinctive style of painting reflects a personal record

of his travels and to date he has had six highly succes-

ful world tours and over 179 individual exhibitions.

Even these details are complete paintings in itself.

Depicted here is the village St. Paul de Vence in the south

of France. The tower is immediately recognizable.

The background gives this detail so much depth.

As we allready have so much paintings (I know, it is

an addiction!) we decided to sell this one. Someone

from China made the highest offer but the transport

costs appeared to be too high. In the end we were

lucky it happened that way. It is a keeper!

The signature shows us "Aquilay A" so at the beginning

it is a bit of search on the internet but by using Artprice

you can compare several results with each other in

name and some google efforts will do the rest.

Alexia

This watercolour we obtained in Rome just walking

on the street. I hate these touristic stuff most of the

time but for some reason I allways keep looking

at what these people are doing. This one

immediately drew my attention.

Work on paper. Dimensions 25 / 35 cm.

Michel de Alvis

This Frenchman really catches the Paris atmosphere

by taking this vue out of a room on the river Seine.

Although post impressionistic it remains a popular
style that appeals to a lot of people's taste.

Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 35 - 40 cm.

Mil Antonis

This Belgium based painter worked in a kind of

magic realistic way. The way he depicts women

can be admired at his own Blog. A little bit 

reminiscent at Jef van Tuerenhout but where

the women of van Tuerenhout are provocative

the women of Antonis are present in a much 

sensible way. Oil on canvas. 58 / 65 cm.

And some nice details of course.

The orange that in fact is too smooth...

The vase that is very well done and gives proof of

his craftsmanship.

And his signature of course.

Madeleine Appel

A rather big piece (Dimensions: 60 / 90 cm) of a Belgium

based artiste called Madeleine Appel. She is not related to

the well known Carel Appel but in a flush style she places

the attributes in this painting. Work on canvas.

And presented here is her signature of course. There

might be a possibility she started to paint in the COBRA

style and then it is important for potential buyers to

know who is behind this signature.

And another Madeleine Appel work. Though a bit smaller

it absolute has a charm of its' own. We think this to be a

later work in an even more own recognizable style.

Work on canvas. Dimensions: 40 / 50 cm.

It is obvious that she remained true to her signature.

Eugene Arc

In a kind of strange oil oriented technique this artist

made this flower still life. Here below you re able

to study more precisely what the effects are: It

appears to oil combined with water but we're not 

sure. Oil on panel. Dimensions: 25 / 35 cm.

Little can be found ably this artist though in the same 

auction we bought a nice watercolor from the same

artist and that one unmistakably display his talents.

Look for www.watercoloursdpk.blogspot.com

And another watercolor here by the same artist.

A nice detail of this very lush produced work.

Work on paper. Dimensions: 25 / 35 cm.

Ardennes

One way or another this signature seems to have been removed

or otherwise fainted over time. We liked the subtle colour nuances

in this painting and the craftsmanship in general.

Painted on a walnut wooden panel. Dimensions

30 / 40 cm. Oil painting on wood.

Constant Artz: (1870 - 1951) / Augustina

In fact when you frequently visit auctions, the Constant 

Artz works with duck families keep popping up. In the 

beginning you always hope to get your hands on one of 

them at a reasonable price but having seen so many 

of them we were not that eager anymore to keep it. But 

well done, nothing wrong with this work. Most likely 

on panel as there is no craquelé. Work on panel. 

Dimensions: 40 / 53 cm.

Some details that can be observed here.

The environment is almost a copy of the way Jacob

Maris worked. Maris was the teacher of the father

of Constant Artz so no coincidence here!

Fresh colors and we liked the surroundings Artz

painted here.

The encadrement is copied from a frame that was

used in the past. Anyway tastefully done.

At first we were a bit concerned about the different way 

the name has been put on this work and especially the

prefix "A". But he did that later in time during his 

career. It also explains the very good condition.

Augustina

Portraits generally are no trade objects.

Who's girl is this? But anyway not badly done.

Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 35 - 45 cm.

Floris Arntzenius / Romek Arpad (1883 - 1960)

Though nicely done we tend not to believe this is a

genuine Floris Arntzenius who painted a lot of streetscenes

in The Hague. (Netherlands) Blacklight however

proved that the signature hasn't been placed later.

And the work itself seems to be made in the same

time though it simply hasn't the quality of a genuine
Arntzenius. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 40 / 62 cm.

Romek Arpad

A still life by this Hungarian painter he is most known for:

With copper and glass objects of course. Romek Arpád was

a Hungarian painter who lived from 1883 to 1960. He 

studied at the art academy of Budapest and has devoted 

himself to painting of still lifes.

Some details of this painting.

He also really succeeded in painstakingly 

producing the copper colour used here 

But the red kettle with its' metal inner side isn't

less convincing!

Not hard to read luckily: His signature. And having seen 

more works from his hand we have to conclude that this

one is in great shape as more than often bitumen mixed 

with paint easily gives craquelé.

Autumn / George Averhals

This crayon immediately drew our attention as the typical

dampening in autumn has been depicted in a credible

way. This is all about colors and convincing as such.

Work on paper. Dimensions 35 / 45 cm.

Georges Averhals (Belgian, 1906-1975)

A fascinating still life made by this Belgium artist as it

has certain elements of the early impressionists as well

 as the allways popular realistic approach.

You have to observe this work quite accurate in order to

see what actually happens here and what was ment by the artist.

This painting has been shortened a bit and therefore

we discovered the signature after having removed the work

out of its'  frame. The signature is spot on and the work has

been made by Averhals in 1946 as this signature states.

Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 50 / 90 cm.

A picture of the signature we found on the edge of the frame

as the painting has been shortened with some 2 cm.

This signature comes from another painting done by

George Averhals. This time with his full first name but

the form of the characters is convincing.

His works are not that high estimated but on the

other hand another still life from his hands changed

hands for the sum of  800 euro's. Done in the same style

and with the same signature: G. Averhals.

H.F. Baeten

A rather big flower painting but done in a meticulous

style with a lot of beautiful detail in it. Not in a vase

but with a rather mysterious surrounding. Maybe not

everyones' cup of tea but I like it. Oil on canvas.

Dimensions: 70 / 70 cm.

The painter gave the flowers a kind of depth by

working with a kind of shade in them.

Not only his attention to detail deserves an observation;

The colors are challenging as well!

The signature clearly says: M. Baeten(S)

Basar ( 1901 - 1990 )

A watercolour by this Indonesian artist. Presented here is

the Salak in Western Java. Of course these kind of landscapes

have been made more than often but the mountain expression

and the sky has been done with craftsmanship.

Work on paper. Dimensions: 30 / 40 cm

Daniel Been ( 1885 - 1967 )

We liked this landscape with the light and shade parts

but bought it being anonymous. As we bought it in a local

auction house in Utrecht it is not a surprise this is in fact

from a Dutch painter: Daniel Beentjes. Depicted here is

Greoliere, just above Nice (France) Work on canvas.

Dimensions: 40 / 50 cm.

Later in his career he ofrten scratched his name in his works

as is the case here. He nearly always mentioned the place

he painted and the year ( in this case 1951) 

You are able to enlarge it by clicking on it

Jan van Beers / Jef De Belder

It is really not clear wether if this is a Jan van Beers.

On the left I seemed to have discovered a kind of

signature so I decided to give this work a "working"

title: Jan van Beers. It is obvious that this work was

damaged but not on very tricky spots and then I

give it a try myself. The result is here below.

In order to make a restoration that is resistant to

all kinds of influences you have to give it a good

"ground"  I did this with Gesso and after that I

started to paint. It remains questionable if it

is not better to have it maroufled as the condition

of the canvas is not great. I think this work

to be more than 100 years old. Oil on canvas.

Dimensions: 40 / 55 cm.

Jef De Belder

A nice still life by this Antwerp (Belgium) artist that is known

for his flower paintings. De Belder lived from 1871 - 1927)

Besides the roses the cloth on the table has been done with

great craftsmanship. Oil on Canvas. Dimensions: 50 / 60 cm.

This was difficult to photograph but it is after some investigations spot on!