Lot 140: Jan Bedijs Tom (Boskoop 1813-1894 Leiden)

Jan Bedijs Tom (Boskoop 1813-1894 Leiden)
Watering cattle in a panoramic summer landscape
signed 'JB Tom' (JB linked, lower right)
oil on canvas
72.5 x 122 cm.

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Jan Bebijs Tom lived and worked in The Hague, and was awarded the 'Stedelijke medaille' of Amsterdam in 1871. He was trained by the renowned landscape painter Andreas Schelfhout (1887-1870). It is not often that works of this calibre come to the market by this artist. The immaculate use of sunlight and the skillful representation of the animals, make the present lot undoubtedly the crown jewel of the artist's oeuvre.