Bartholomeus Johannes 'Bart' van Hove

The Hague 1790-1880
A sunny townview, oil on panel 61.7 x 82.5 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1840

provenance: Richard Green Fine Paintings, Londen, inv.nr. AT 95; private coll. New York.

literature: Pieter A. Scheen, 'Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750-1950', 's-Gravenhage 1969, image 156.

A pupil of The Hague decoration painter J.H.A.A. Breckenheijmer, Van Hove later attended the town’s Academy of Drawing. In his time he was a leading painter of romantic townscapes in which fantasy played a dominant role. He also worked as a stage and set painter and in 1829 became the decorator of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schouwburg (former court theatre) in The Hague. Van Hove played a major role in 19th century painting through his many pupils, among whom were J. Bosboom, S. Verveer and H.J. Weissenbruch.

insurance value: € 50,000.-
starting bid: € 25,000.-