Jan Brandes Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Jan Brandes Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 27, 2024
JAN BRANDES WATERCOLOR, VIEW OF COLOMBO, CEYLON (NOW SRI LANKA)
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
BRANDES, Jan (Dutch,1743-1808). View of Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Watercolor on paper. Signed, annotated and dated: "Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), 1785". 5 1/4” x 29 3/8” sheet. EXTRAORDINARY 18TH CENTURY VIEWS OF SRI LANKA The spirit of the Dutch Age of Enlightenment is embodied in the figure of Jan Brandes, a Lutheran minister who was employed by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). In Jonathan Israel’s 1995 publication, The Dutch Republic the author described the Enlightenment as “a shift to toleration, secularization, classification of knowledge, and popularization.” Protestantism, particularly that worshipped by the Lutheran Church, abhorred idolaterism. This was reflected in the secularization of the arts and, thus, the popularization of landscape and still life painting. Jan Brandes was a product of this philosophy and created a valuable collection of drawings of the VOC’s settlements in Java, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Brandes was born in Bodegraven in Gelderland (in what is now the Netherlands) in 1743, as one of four children of Jan Conrad Brandes, keeper of a boarding school, and Maria Hoogeveen. He attended Latin school at Breda and continued his studies in Lutheran theology at Leiden in 1763. Two years later he moved to Greifswald, in the Swedish Pommerania, to complete his education. After returning to the Low Countries in 1767, Brandes quickly received a position as a parish minister to the Lutheran congregation in Doetinchem. Here, he remained for eight years until moving to Batavia (now Jakarta, Java) upon the recommendation of Amsterdam’s Lutheran church council, where he became a reverend in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) until 1785. Brandes remained in Java for six years and then moved on to minister to VOC communities in Sri Lanka and South Africa, before returning home in 1787. As strongholds of the Dutch East India Company, both had thriving Dutch communities in Colombo and Cape Town respectively, which required the services of a minister. However, Brandes’s talents extended beyond that of a preacher to drawing, and he produced a valuable and insightful collection of studies of both areas. His curiosity was such that he recorded everything he saw and on occasion described Javanese, Singalese and African social culture. His study was truly exemplary and remains a testament to the Dutch Enlightenment. In later life, Jan Brandes settled in Sweden, becoming a wealthy burgher, but continued his passion for recording his surroundings. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam now holds many of the Brandes watercolors, and thus this represents a rare opportunity to acquire works by this particular artist.
Arader Galleries
Jan. 27, 2024
Jan Brandes Watercolor, Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus Haematodus)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
BRANDES, Jan (Dutch,1743-1808). Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus Haematodus). Watercolor on paper. Inscribed ‘1784’. 13" x 8 1/4" sheet. First Great Study of Natural History in the Indies The spirit of the Dutch Age of Enlightenment is embodied in the figure of Jan Brandes, a Lutheran minister who was employed by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). In Jonathan Israel’s 1995 publication, The Dutch Republic the author described the Enlightenment as “a shift to toleration, secularization, classification of knowledge, and popularization.” Protestantism, particularly that worshipped by the Lutheran Church, abhorred idolaterism. This was reflected in the secularization of the arts and, thus, the popularization of landscape and still life painting. Jan Brandes was a product of this philosophy and created a valuable collection of drawings of the VOC’s settlements in Java, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Brandes was born in Bodegraven in Gelderland (in what is now the Netherlands) in 1743, as one of four children of Jan Conrad Brandes, keeper of a boarding school, and Maria Hoogeveen. He attended Latin school at Breda and continued his studies in Lutheran theology at Leiden in 1763. Two years later he moved to Greifswald, in the Swedish Pommerania, to complete his education. After returning to the Low Countries in 1767, Brandes quickly received a position as a parish minister to the Lutheran congregation in Doetinchem. Here, he remained for eight years until moving to Batavia (now Jakarta, Java) upon the recommendation of Amsterdam’s Lutheran church council, where he became a reverend in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) until 1785. Brandes remained in Java for six years and then moved on to minister to VOC communities in Sri Lanka and South Africa, before returning home in 1787. As strongholds of the Dutch East India Company, both had thriving Dutch communities in Colombo and Cape Town respectively, which required the services of a minister. However, Brandes’s talents extended beyond that of a preacher to drawing, and he produced a valuable and insightful collection of studies of both areas. His curiosity was such that he recorded everything he saw and on occasion described Javanese, Singalese and African social culture. His study was truly exemplary and remains a testament to the Dutch Enlightenment. In later life, Jan Brandes settled in Sweden, becoming a wealthy burgher, but continued his passion for recording his surroundings. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam now holds many of the Brandes watercolors, and thus this represents a rare opportunity to acquire works by this particular artist.
Arader Galleries
Jan. 27, 2024
Jan Brandes Watercolor, View of Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
BRANDES, Jan (Dutch,1743-1808). View of Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Watercolor on paper. Signed, annotated and dated: "Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), 1785" 4 5/8” x 27 1/4” sheet. EXTRAORDINARY 18TH CENTURY VIEWS OF SRI LANKA The spirit of the Dutch Age of Enlightenment is embodied in the figure of Jan Brandes, a Lutheran minister who was employed by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). In Jonathan Israel’s 1995 publication, The Dutch Republic the author described the Enlightenment as “a shift to toleration, secularization, classification of knowledge, and popularization.” Protestantism, particularly that worshipped by the Lutheran Church, abhorred idolaterism. This was reflected in the secularization of the arts and, thus, the popularization of landscape and still life painting. Jan Brandes was a product of this philosophy and created a valuable collection of drawings of the VOC’s settlements in Java, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Brandes was born in Bodegraven in Gelderland (in what is now the Netherlands) in 1743, as one of four children of Jan Conrad Brandes, keeper of a boarding school, and Maria Hoogeveen. He attended Latin school at Breda and continued his studies in Lutheran theology at Leiden in 1763. Two years later he moved to Greifswald, in the Swedish Pommerania, to complete his education. After returning to the Low Countries in 1767, Brandes quickly received a position as a parish minister to the Lutheran congregation in Doetinchem. Here, he remained for eight years until moving to Batavia (now Jakarta, Java) upon the recommendation of Amsterdam’s Lutheran church council, where he became a reverend in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) until 1785. Brandes remained in Java for six years and then moved on to minister to VOC communities in Sri Lanka and South Africa, before returning home in 1787. As strongholds of the Dutch East India Company, both had thriving Dutch communities in Colombo and Cape Town respectively, which required the services of a minister. However, Brandes’s talents extended beyond that of a preacher to drawing, and he produced a valuable and insightful collection of studies of both areas. His curiosity was such that he recorded everything he saw and on occasion described Javanese, Singalese and African social culture. His study was truly exemplary and remains a testament to the Dutch Enlightenment. In later life, Jan Brandes settled in Sweden, becoming a wealthy burgher, but continued his passion for recording his surroundings. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam now holds many of the Brandes watercolors, and thus this represents a rare opportunity to acquire works by this particular artist.
Arader Galleries
Jun. 24, 2023
Brandes Watercolor of Adam and Eve in Java
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
BRANDES, Jan (Dutch, 1743-1808). Adam and Eve. Watercolor, graphite, and ink on paper. ca. 1784. 8" x 13" sheet. The spirit of the Dutch Age of Enlightenment is embodied in the figure of Jan Brandes, a Lutheran minister who was employed by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). In Jonathan Israel’s 1995 publication, The Dutch Republic he described the Enlightenment as “a shift to toleration, secularization, classification of knowledge, and popularization.” Protestantism, and particularly that worshipped by the Lutheran Church, abhorred idolaterism and this was reflected in the secularization of the arts and thus, the popularization of landscape and still life painting. Jan Brandes was a product of this philosophy and created a valuable collection of drawings of the VOC’s settlements in what is now Java, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Brandes was born in Bodegraven in Gelderland (in what is now the Netherlands) in 1743, as one of four children of Jan Conrad Brandes, keeper of a boarding school, and Maria Hoogeveen. He attended Latin school at Breda and continued his studies in Lutheran theology at Leiden in 1763. Two years later he moved to Greifswald, in the Swedish Pommerania, to complete his education. After returning to the Low Countries in 1767, Brandes quickly received a position as a parish minister to the Lutheran congregation in Doetinchem. Here, he remained for eight years until moving to Batavia (now Jakarta, Java) upon the recommendation of Amsterdam’s Lutheran church council, where he became a reverend in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) until 1785. Brandes remained in Java for six years and then moved on to minister to VOC communities in Sri Lanka and South Africa, before returning home in 1787. As strongholds of the Dutch East India Company, both had thriving Dutch communities in Colombo and Cape Town respectively, which required the services of a minister. However, Brandes’s talents extended beyond that of a preacher to drawing, and he produced a valuable and insightful collection of studies of both areas. His curiosity was such that he recorded everything he saw and on occasion described Javanese, Singalese and African social culture. His study was truly exemplary and remains a testament to the Dutch Enlightenment. In later life, Jan Brandes settled in Sweden, becoming a wealthy burgher, but continued his passion for recording his surroundings. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam now holds many of the Brandes watercolors, and thus this represents a rare opportunity to acquire works by this particular artist.
Arader Galleries
Nov. 22, 2022
Bruijn, M. de and Raben, R. (ed.). The world of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808. Drawings of a Dutch traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa.
Est: €50 - €70
Bruijn, M. de and Raben, R. (ed.). The world of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808. Drawings of a Dutch traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa. Zwolle/ Amst., Waanders/ Rijksmus., (2004), 543p., 198 col. ills., num. monochr. textills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., large 4to. Vries Jr., R.W.P. de. M.A.J. Bauer. Amst., A.J.G. Strengholt, 1944, 144p., (full-p.) ills., orig. clothbacked giltlettered boards w. mounted plate, 4to. Loos-Haaxman, J. de. Verlaat Rapport Indië. Drie eeuwen westerse schilders, tekenaars, grafici, zilversmeden en kunstnijveren in Nederlands-Indië. The Hague, Mouton & Co., 1968, XIV,230p., 4 col. plates, 101 ills., orig. cl. with dustwr., 4to. - AND 4 others, i.a. R. WASSING-VISSER, Koninklijke geschenken uit Indonesië. Historische banden met het huis Oranje-Nassau (1600-1938) (The Hague/ Zwolle, 1995, (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to) and K. VAN BRAKEL a.o., Indië omlijst. Vier eeuwen schilderkunst in Nederlands-Indië (Amst., 1998, (col.) ills., orig. wr., 4to).
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Dec. 07, 2021
[INDONESIA] [ATLAS] ATLAS VAN TROPISCH NEDERLAND
Est: €80 - €150
Amsterdam, Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, in samenwerking met den Topografschen Dienst in Nederlandsch-Indië, 1938. Green cloth, folio. Sl. worn + The Dutch-Indonesian Conflict. J. Leimena. Jakarta, Grafica, 1945. 33 pp. Contemp. wrappers + The World of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808. Drawings of a Dutch Traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa. Max de Bruijn and Remco Ramen eds. Amsterdam/Zwolle, Rijksmuseum/Waanders, 2004. Cloth with dj. Minor dam. to its corner. - and 5 more. (total 8)
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Jun. 03, 2017
Jan Brandes Elk with Elk-Handler
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Elk with Elk-Handler. Jan Brandes (1743-1808). Original watercolor. Provenance: From the collection of Jan Brandes. 13 x 15 7/8 inches sheet. The exquisite watercolors of Jan Brandes have been one of the best-kept secrets of the history of the Dutch in Asia. They had remained hidden in private collections for almost two centuries, when the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam acquired many of them in 1985. Soon they were recognized as one of the most original and revealing depictions of life in and around Dutch VOC establishments in Asia and Africa.
Arader Galleries
May. 31, 2017
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Fish Study, Watercolor on laid paper.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Fish Study, Watercolor on laid paper. Dated 30th Maart 1787 with pencil notes on upper and lower margin. H: 10 1/2 W: 16 1/2 in. Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
May. 31, 2017
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Jinesche Begraafplats in Batvia (Chinese Pavilion in Batvia), Watercolor on laid paper.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Jinesche Begraafplats in Batvia (Chinese Pavilion in Batvia), Watercolor on laid paper. Titled on lower outer margin. H: 12 3/4 W: 16 1/2 in. Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
May. 31, 2017
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Singalesche Pagode op Ceylon (Sinhalese Pagoda in Ceylon), Watercolor on laid paper.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Singalesche Pagode op Ceylon (Sinhalese Pagoda in Ceylon), Watercolor on laid paper. Titled on lower outer margin. H: 8 W: 8 1/2 in. Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
Jun. 25, 2014
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Jinesche Begraafplats in Batvia (Chinese Pavilion in Batvia), Watercolor on laid paper,
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Jinesche Begraafplats in Batvia (Chinese Pavilion in Batvia), Watercolor on laid paper, Titled on lower outer margin. Dimensions: h: 12 3/4 x w: 16 1/2 in. Provenance: Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
Jun. 25, 2014
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Fish Study, Watercolor on laid paper,
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Fish Study, Watercolor on laid paper, Dated 30th Maart 1787 with pencil notes on upper and lower margin. Dimensions: h: 10 1/2 x w: 16 1/2 in. Provenance: Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
Jun. 25, 2014
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Singalesche Pagode op Ceylon (Sinhalese Pagoda in Ceylon), Watercolor on laid paper,
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Singalesche Pagode op Ceylon (Sinhalese Pagoda in Ceylon), Watercolor on laid paper, Titled on lower outer margin. Dimensions: h: 8 x w: 8 1/2 in. Provenance: Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
Apr. 30, 2014
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Fish Study, Watercolor on laid paper,
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Fish Study, Watercolor on laid paper, Dated 30th Maart 1787 with pencil notes on upper and lower margin. Dimensions: h: 10 1/2 x w: 16 1/2 in. Provenance: Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
Apr. 30, 2014
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Jinesche Begraafplats in Batvia (Chinese Pavilion in Batvia), Watercolor on laid paper,
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Jinesche Begraafplats in Batvia (Chinese Pavilion in Batvia), Watercolor on laid paper, Titled on lower outer margin. Dimensions: h: 12 3/4 x w: 16 1/2 in. Provenance: Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
Apr. 30, 2014
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Singalesche Pagode op Ceylon (Sinhalese Pagoda in Ceylon), Watercolor on laid paper,
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Singalesche Pagode op Ceylon (Sinhalese Pagoda in Ceylon), Watercolor on laid paper, Titled on lower outer margin. Dimensions: h: 8 x w: 8 1/2 in. Provenance: Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
Nov. 17, 2011
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Fish Study, Watercolor on laid paper,
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Fish Study, Watercolor on laid paper, Dated 30th Maart 1787 with pencil notes on upper and lower margin. h:10.50 w:16.50 in. Provenance: Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
Nov. 17, 2011
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Jinesche Begraafplats in Batvia (Chinese Pavilion in Batvia), Watercolor on laid paper,
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Jinesche Begraafplats in Batvia (Chinese Pavilion in Batvia), Watercolor on laid paper, Titled on lower outer margin. h:12.75 w:16.50 in. Provenance: Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
Nov. 17, 2011
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Singalesche Pagode op Ceylon (Sinhalese Pagoda in Ceylon), Watercolor on laid paper,
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Jan Brandes (1743-1808) Singalesche Pagode op Ceylon (Sinhalese Pagoda in Ceylon), Watercolor on laid paper, Titled on lower outer margin. h:8 w:8.50 in. Provenance: Purchased from W. Graham Arader III of Arader Galleries.
Gray's Auctioneers
Jun. 19, 2009
Jan Brandes 1743 - 1808 , Sheltering from the Storm Watercolor on paper
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Watercolor on paper
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