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EUGENE VERBOECKHOVEN (BELGIAN, 1798-1881) BARN INTERIOR PAINTING
Depicting two sheep and a standing goat, signed lower left
Item # 704KQX30P
This little scene depicts a goat grazing in the hay covering the floor of an old barn, the worn stone walls and aged wooden beams giving a sense of the building’s history. Resting quietly in the warmth of the hay is a sheep and a young lamb on the brink of sleep. It is a nostalgic work that is incredibly fine in the execution of the details - each animal’s facial features are depicted with perfect clarity and the warm palette throughout creates a consistent mood in the scene. The lower left corner is signed in his typical script “Eugene Verboeckhoven”.
Literature/Notes:
- E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Vol. XIV, Gründ, 2006, p. 144-146 [extensive auction results and museum collection listing, biography and signature examples]
Measurements: 13 5/8” W x 11 3/4” H x 1 7/8” D [frame]; 9 1/4” W x 7 1/4” H [panel]
Condition Report:
Contemporary frame with some minor chips/losses. Painting has been professionally conserved in the last decade, remaining vibrant and clear; speck touch ups in upper left, a P shape touch up in lower right edge.