Eugène Romain Van Maldeghem (1813-1867) - L’Homme au balai – Timbre sec de l’atelier
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Original drawing by Belgian artist Romain-Eugène Van Maldeghem (1813–1867), pencil on paper, titled L’Homme au balai – Timbre sec de l’atelier, depicting a man standing with a long broom and a pipe, in 19th‑century Belgian Realism, 34 × 27 cm, signed with the studio dry stamp at the bottom right, in good condition.
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Original drawing by Romain-Eugène Van Maldeghem (1813-1867), Belgian painter and draughtsman of the 19th century, executed in pencil on paper.
The work depicts a man standing, holding a long broom, with a pipe in his mouth. The figure, shown full-length and isolated on a deliberately bare background, is studied with particular attention to his posture, his physiognomy, and his clothing.
The delicate work with pencil and hatchings allows the artist to build volume and shadows while preserving the spontaneity of a life study taken from life.
The drawing bears in the bottom right a dry stamp of the artist's studio, visible on the work.
Romain-Eugène Van Maldeghem (1813-1867) is a Belgian artist active in the 19th century. Trained in the milieu of the Belgian school of that period, he belongs to a generation deeply marked by Romanticism and the academic tradition. He was notably a student of Gustaf Wappers (1803-1874), a major figure of Belgian Romanticism. Van Maldeghem developed a figurative body of work in which drawing and the study of the human figure occupy an important place. His works on paper attest to his interest in observing attitudes, costumes and different kinds of people.
This study of a man with a broom constitutes a fine example of this observational work: far from official portraiture, the artist here focuses on a popular, everyday figure, captured with simplicity and precision.
Artist: Romain-Eugène Van Maldeghem (1813-1867)
School: Belgian, 19th century
Subject: Man with a broom, pipe in the mouth
Technique: pencil on paper
Dimensions: 34 × 27 cm
Mark: dry stamp of the studio in the bottom right
Style: figurative / Romanticism
Original work
The paper shows an aged patina as well as foxing, small stains and traces of time, consistent with the age of the work. The drawing is currently presented under glass with a mat and framing.
The photographs allow precise appreciation of the technique, the dry stamp and the condition, and are an integral part of the description.
Description
Original drawing by Romain-Eugène Van Maldeghem (1813-1867), Belgian painter and draughtsman of the 19th century, executed in pencil on paper.
The work depicts a man standing, holding a long broom, with a pipe in his mouth. The figure, shown full-length and isolated on a deliberately bare background, is studied with particular attention to his posture, his physiognomy, and his clothing.
The delicate work with pencil and hatchings allows the artist to build volume and shadows while preserving the spontaneity of a life study taken from life.
The drawing bears in the bottom right a dry stamp of the artist's studio, visible on the work.
Romain-Eugène Van Maldeghem (1813-1867) is a Belgian artist active in the 19th century. Trained in the milieu of the Belgian school of that period, he belongs to a generation deeply marked by Romanticism and the academic tradition. He was notably a student of Gustaf Wappers (1803-1874), a major figure of Belgian Romanticism. Van Maldeghem developed a figurative body of work in which drawing and the study of the human figure occupy an important place. His works on paper attest to his interest in observing attitudes, costumes and different kinds of people.
This study of a man with a broom constitutes a fine example of this observational work: far from official portraiture, the artist here focuses on a popular, everyday figure, captured with simplicity and precision.
Artist: Romain-Eugène Van Maldeghem (1813-1867)
School: Belgian, 19th century
Subject: Man with a broom, pipe in the mouth
Technique: pencil on paper
Dimensions: 34 × 27 cm
Mark: dry stamp of the studio in the bottom right
Style: figurative / Romanticism
Original work
The paper shows an aged patina as well as foxing, small stains and traces of time, consistent with the age of the work. The drawing is currently presented under glass with a mat and framing.
The photographs allow precise appreciation of the technique, the dry stamp and the condition, and are an integral part of the description.
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Artist
Eugène Romain Van Maldeghem (1813-1867)
Title of artwork
L’Homme au balai – Timbre sec de l’atelier
Technique
Crayon
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Condition
Good condition
Height
34 cm
Width
27 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Realism
Period
19th century
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