François Van Severdonck (1809–1889) - Basse-cour, 1865 – Artist's Certificate -

Oil on wood, signed and dated lower left: F. VanSeverdonck 1865.
Certified on the reverse in the artist’s own hand: "I, the undersigned, declare that the painting shown here, depicting a rooster, hens, and ducks in a landscape, was painted by me, F. VanSeverdonck."
Measuring 23 cm x 18 cm unframed, 29 cm x 24 cm overall.
Depicting farmyard animals in a landscape, painted in 1865.

François Van Severdonck, 1809–1889, was a Belgian painter of landscapes, genre scenes, and, above all, animals, most often in small formats. He studied under Henri de Coene and Eugène Verboeckhoven at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels from 1836 to 1843. There, he received the First Accessit in 1840. He was the brother of the painter Joseph Van Severdonck (1819–1905). He made his debut at the 1842 Brussels Salon, where he exhibited regularly, as well as in Antwerp, Ghent, and Liège; later, he exhibited in Paris starting in 1851 and in the Netherlands. He established his studio in Schaerbeek, where he died in 1889. He is often mistakenly identified as François VanDeverdonck (1848–1875), who did not exist! Works are held in museums in Dunkirk, Rouen, Sète, Manchester, and Bucharest. The artist is listed in the Bénézit (with a sample signature), the Arto, and the Piron. Listed on Artprice, Artnet, Akoun, etc...

This wooden panel is in very good condition.
The painting, which was previously cleaned and is not dirty, is in very good original condition.
In its original 1865 frame, which is in good condition (minor visible wear).
Painting in very good original condition.

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France: 20€
Belgium: 10€
EEC: 28€
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