Live auction - Lot 1015
Old Mechelen, in a unique collection of drawings, made before the demolition works of the 19th century. Drawn to life or based on old prints, paintings or drawings by Auguste van den Eynde (1822-1861) or his father Arnold-Frans van den Eynde (1793-1885), also "peintre-amateur de Malines". Father Arnold-Frans was a keen collector of drawings, coins, charters, manuscripts and other records relating to Mechelen, a contemporary of the better-known Jean-Baptiste de Noter (1786-1855), and likewise a student of the local art academy. The importance of these three 19th-c. artists lies in their historical cityscapes; they drew from sources that are not infrequently lost, while at the same time being the last eyewitnesses of the city before the great urban changes. Ref. Kocken, M. - Mechelen volgens Van den Eynde. (Mechelen, J. Stevens, 1982).
[Belgium - Mechelen]
11 almshouses and guesthouses.
1840-1860
Hammer price: €
500
€ 500 / 600
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Lot description
Drawing, pen, black ink, grey wash, the 1st two on laid paper, 29 x 47 cm, the others on wove paper, ca. 33 x 49 cm (sm. defects).
1. "De pest-huyzen 1560" (Ziekenbeemden). - 2-3. Onze-Lieve-Vrouwegasthuis (view and inside view chapel). - 4. "Noordzyde van het Gasthuys. 1834". - 5. "Ziekelieden". - 6. Sint-Julianusgasthuis or Passantengodshuis (Keizerstraat). Signed "Aug. VDE. del.". - 7. "Magdalenakapel en godshuis" (Kapelstraat). - 8. Sint-Barbaragodshuis (Bruul). - 9-10. Oliveten (Sint-Janskerkhof). 1 signed "A. VDE. del.". - 8. Sint-Pieters- en Sint-Paulusgodshuis. Watercoloured inside view of the chapel (marg. tear).
Ref. Kocken, M. - Mechelen volgens Van den Eynde. (Mechelen, J. Stevens, 1982), n. 92, 73-75, 29, 9, 10, 56.
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Lot 1015
Old Mechelen, in a unique collection of drawings, made before the demolition works of the 19th century. Drawn to life or based on old prints, paintings or drawings by Auguste van den Eynde (1822-1861) or his father Arnold-Frans van den Eynde (1793-1885), also "peintre-amateur de Malines". Father Arnold-Frans was a keen collector of drawings, coins, charters, manuscripts and other records relating to Mechelen, a contemporary of the better-known Jean-Baptiste de Noter (1786-1855), and likewise a student of the local art academy. The importance of these three 19th-c. artists lies in their historical cityscapes; they drew from sources that are not infrequently lost, while at the same time being the last eyewitnesses of the city before the great urban changes. Ref. Kocken, M. - Mechelen volgens Van den Eynde. (Mechelen, J. Stevens, 1982).
11 almshouses and guesthouses.
VAN DEN EYNDE, Auguste