Lot 166: Jacob Dirk van Herwerden (Zutphen 1806-1879 The Hague)

Jacob Dirk van Herwerden (Zutphen 1806-1879 The Hague)
The village of Plosso in the province of Madiun, Java
signed and dated 'JD v Herwerden f 58' (lower right); and signed and dated again and inscribed with title and inscribed 'Mademoiselles F. & P. Abbas. par reconnaissance; de leur devoué serviteur' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
20.8 x 32.4 cm.

Dutch Colonial Art in the 19th Century.
Ever since the VOC years in the 17th century Dutch artists were dispatched to the Indies to capture the magnificent landscape of the former colonies. The next two lots are fine examples of the paintings executed in the 19th century under the blazing Southeast Asian sun.
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