Artwork
The Painter Jan David Col
The Painter Jan David Col is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Pieter Van der Ouderaa. It dates from 1899 and is held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
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Subject & Meaning
Executed in 1897, this oil painting functions as a portrait of the artist Jan David Col.
Executed in 1897, this oil painting functions as a portrait of the artist Jan David Col. The composition explicitly depicts Col alongside a painter's palette, utilizing these objects as traditional iconographic attributes to identify his profession and status within the artistic community. By presenting the sitter with the tools of his trade, the work serves as a visual representation of Col's identity as a practitioner of painting, emphasizing his role and vocation rather than exploring complex allegorical symbolism beyond this professional designation.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting executed on canvas, measuring 80.7 by 63.7 cm, depicting David Col holding a palette. It was created in 1897 by Pieter Van der Ouderaa and is classified as a portrait. The painting belongs to the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, where it is presently housed.
History & Provenance
The portrait of the painter Jan David Col was created in 1897 by Pieter Van der Ouderaa. Executed in oil on canvas, the work measures 80.7 cm in height and 63.7 cm in width. It depicts the subject holding a palette, identifying him by his profession. The painting is currently held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
The painting is held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, accessioned under the museum's inventory system. Exhibition history includes its display in the 1900 Antwerp International Exhibition, as documented in archival exhibition records.
The work measures 80.7 cm in height and 63.7 cm in width, and is classified as a portrait painted in oil on canvas depicting David Col, a painter with a palette.
Overview
Created in 1899, this oil painting by Belgian artist Pieter Van der Ouderaa portrays the painter Jan David Col. Executed in a post‑impressionist idiom, the work captures the sitter in a modest studio setting, emphasizing the tactile quality of the medium and the quiet concentration of an artist at work.
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Artist
Pierre Jean van der Ouderaa (1841–1915) was a Belgian painter and lithographer of religious subjects, genre scenes, portraits, and landscapes.
