Reguliersgracht

Beschrijving

Provenance:
- Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam
- Collection of N.V. Koninklijke Bijenkorf Beheer KBB, inv.no. 1145 1967)
- Auction Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 30 & 31 May 1995, lot 116
- Private collection, the Netherlands
Exhibited:
- Singer Museum, Laren / Romi Goldmuntz Centrum, Antwerp / Van Reekumgalerij, Apeldoorn / De Beyaard, Breda: Sal Meyer, overzichtstentoonstelling, 1971-1972, no. 13
- Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, no. b 5324 (on loan)
Literature:
W. Sandberg & H. Jaffé, Catalogue of the catalogue of the Stedelijk Museum, Een keuze uit de verzameling: Catalogus deel I, Schilderijen, tekeningen, assemblages, plastiek, Amsterdam, 1970, no. 459
Note:
Dutch painter Sal Meijer, also called “Sally”, was known for his paintings and etchings depicting cats and the Amsterdam canals and streets. Sal Meijer was born at Zwanenburgwal 10 (Amsterdam) as the descendant of a family of Jewish diamond workers. In his younger years he worked as a diamond adjuster and at the same time followed an art education. He left the diamond trade in 1914 and devoted himself entirely to painting. Unlike the cat painters of the 19th century, such as Henriette Ronner-Knip Meijer depicts his cats without any adornments: the cats are depicted unaccompanied, without any toys or other forms of distraction, as strong individuals. His first solo exhibition took place in 1926. But true appreciation and recognition for his work have taken a long time. In 1957 Kasper Niehuis ushered in the revaluation of Meijer with the publication of an article, titled “Our greatest modern primitive painter”, in which he described the painter as the “Raphael of the Cats.” The following year the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam devoted an exhibition about his work.

Reguliersgracht

Meijer, Sal
(Amsterdam, 6 december 1877 - Blaricum, 1 februari 1965)

Details

Databanknummer:
83269
Lotnummer:
-
Advertentietype
Archief
Instelling:
AAG Auctioneers
Veilingdatum:
-
Veilingnummer:
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Stad
-
Limietprijs
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Aankoopprijs
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Verkoopprijs
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Hamerprijs
-
Status
Verkocht

Technische details

Kunstvorm:
Schilder- en Tekenkunst
Technieken:
Olieverf
Dragers:
Doek
Lengte:
52.4 cm
Breedte:
41.6 cm
Hoogte:
-
Oplage:
-

Beschrijving

Provenance:
- Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam
- Collection of N.V. Koninklijke Bijenkorf Beheer KBB, inv.no. 1145 1967)
- Auction Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 30 & 31 May 1995, lot 116
- Private collection, the Netherlands
Exhibited:
- Singer Museum, Laren / Romi Goldmuntz Centrum, Antwerp / Van Reekumgalerij, Apeldoorn / De Beyaard, Breda: Sal Meyer, overzichtstentoonstelling, 1971-1972, no. 13
- Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, no. b 5324 (on loan)
Literature:
W. Sandberg & H. Jaffé, Catalogue of the catalogue of the Stedelijk Museum, Een keuze uit de verzameling: Catalogus deel I, Schilderijen, tekeningen, assemblages, plastiek, Amsterdam, 1970, no. 459
Note:
Dutch painter Sal Meijer, also called “Sally”, was known for his paintings and etchings depicting cats and the Amsterdam canals and streets. Sal Meijer was born at Zwanenburgwal 10 (Amsterdam) as the descendant of a family of Jewish diamond workers. In his younger years he worked as a diamond adjuster and at the same time followed an art education. He left the diamond trade in 1914 and devoted himself entirely to painting. Unlike the cat painters of the 19th century, such as Henriette Ronner-Knip Meijer depicts his cats without any adornments: the cats are depicted unaccompanied, without any toys or other forms of distraction, as strong individuals. His first solo exhibition took place in 1926. But true appreciation and recognition for his work have taken a long time. In 1957 Kasper Niehuis ushered in the revaluation of Meijer with the publication of an article, titled “Our greatest modern primitive painter”, in which he described the painter as the “Raphael of the Cats.” The following year the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam devoted an exhibition about his work.

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