Jan Frans de Boever (1872-1949) - Allegorische voorstelling met gevleugelde figuur (Vanitas)
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Jan Frans de Boever’s signed oil painting Allegorische voorstelling met gevleugelde figuur (Vanitas), dating from 1900–1910, depicts a religious theme and is sold with a frame.
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Jan Frans De Boever (1872–1949) – Allegorical depiction with a winged figure (Vanitas)
Original work by the Ghent symbolist Jan Frans (Jean-François) De Boever, signed bottom left “J. DE BOEVER”.
A radiant winged female figure rises up in a whirl of golden veils, her arms raised above her head. Beneath her lies, in deep red and shadow, a slumbering figure. He rests on books, beside a skull. The work places earthly knowledge and mortality in opposition to spiritual uplift. That is a classic vanitas theme and typical of De Boever’s esoteric symbolism. Characteristic of his mature work are the warm, golden color palette and the richly textured, almost sculpted paint in the wings and draperies.
De Boever studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent with Louis Tytgadt. He is represented in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) Ghent.
Technique: oil paint / mixed technique, presumably on cardboard or panel
Dimensions: 53 × 25 cm (h × w), without frame
Frame: carved gilded wooden frame with a mat, behind glass
Back: later handwritten note “Jan Frans de Boever, °1872 Ghent, Ghent Museums – Peintre ésotérique-symboliste.” The back is fixed in the frame and is not opened.
Condition: good. The paint surface is stable and there is no visible damage. The glass may be cleaned.
Provenance: Belgian private collection
Jan Frans De Boever (1872–1949) – Allegorical depiction with a winged figure (Vanitas)
Original work by the Ghent symbolist Jan Frans (Jean-François) De Boever, signed bottom left “J. DE BOEVER”.
A radiant winged female figure rises up in a whirl of golden veils, her arms raised above her head. Beneath her lies, in deep red and shadow, a slumbering figure. He rests on books, beside a skull. The work places earthly knowledge and mortality in opposition to spiritual uplift. That is a classic vanitas theme and typical of De Boever’s esoteric symbolism. Characteristic of his mature work are the warm, golden color palette and the richly textured, almost sculpted paint in the wings and draperies.
De Boever studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent with Louis Tytgadt. He is represented in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) Ghent.
Technique: oil paint / mixed technique, presumably on cardboard or panel
Dimensions: 53 × 25 cm (h × w), without frame
Frame: carved gilded wooden frame with a mat, behind glass
Back: later handwritten note “Jan Frans de Boever, °1872 Ghent, Ghent Museums – Peintre ésotérique-symboliste.” The back is fixed in the frame and is not opened.
Condition: good. The paint surface is stable and there is no visible damage. The glass may be cleaned.
Provenance: Belgian private collection
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Edition
Original
Artist
Jan Frans de Boever (1872-1949)
Title of artwork
Allegorische voorstelling met gevleugelde figuur (Vanitas)
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Belgium
Condition
Good condition
Height
53 cm
Width
25 cm
Depiction/theme
Religion
Style
Symbolism
Period
1900-1910
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