Jan Adam Zandleven, 'Studie van Berkenbomen' (Study of birch trees), The Netherlands, 1907. Signed and dated lower left J.A. Zandleven 1907. Oil on canvas laid down on board (plywood?). Gesso, wood and gilt frame. Handwritten label on the back: J. A. Zandleven / Studie van Berkenbomen / Eigendom von H. P. Bremmen. Lower part of the label missing. Christie's label on the back of the frame with number: 1408 8667. Provenance: - Hendricus Peter (Henk) Bremmer collection (label on the back); - sold 14 Sep 1993, Christie's Amsterdam (label on the back), auction: 2207 'Pictures, Watercolours and Drawings', titled: "A view of a forest'; - later in private collection in The Netherlands; References: some auction results of Zandleven's paintings from Catawiki and major auction houses, last pictures. Due to the local law delivery within continental European Union only!!! Dimensions of the canvas - 48,5 x 35,1 cm; dimensions of the frame - 65,6 x 53,5 x 5,4 cm. Origin: The Netherlands, late 19th / early 20th century. Conditions report: good condition, no damages, no retouches visible. Probably in ned of cleaning. Wear to the gilding on the frame, tiny chips in corners. Check pictures for details. Jan Adam Zandleven (6 February 1868, Koog aan de Zaan – 16 July 1923, Rhenen) was a Dutch painter, mostly of landscapes and still-lifes. He was the son of a paint manufacturer and merchant. Although he always wanted to be an artist, he never took formal lessons and worked for his father's company until 1901 when some of his works received positive reviews from Paul Gabriël and Jozef Israëls. Despite continuing opposition from his father, he chose to become a painter and made the acquaintance of the art dealer, Henk Bremmer, who gave him advice and financial support, as well as introducing him to the art collector, Helene Kröller-Müller, who became a major patron. In 1904, he and his wife settled in Gorssel, then moved to Putten, near the Veluwe in 1912, where he spent much of his time painting in the woods. The influence of Impressionism is obvious, but his technique was more closely related to Pointillism. Between 1916 and 1922, he exhibited regularly at the "Kunsthandel Gerbrands" in Utrecht. After 1918, he lived in Rhenen, where he died. Major retrospectives have been held at the Stedelijk Museum in 1929 and, more recently, at the Museum Flehite in 2012. Hendricus Peter (Henk) Bremmer (17 May 1871, Leiden – 10 January 1956, The Hague) was a Dutch painter, art critic, art teacher, collector and art dealer. In 1906 he published the art critique 'Eene inleiding tot het zien van beeldende kunst'. In 1913 he started a magazine of fine arts Bremmer had so much influence in Dutch art in the first half of the 20th century that he was called the "Art Pope". From 14 October 2006 to February 25, 2007 an exhibition on Bremmer, entitled The Art Tsar, H.P. Bremmer. was held at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo.