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Cats Playing Oil Painting After Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
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We accept all major Credit and Debit cards. All items sold by the Museum of Wales are authenticated by our curator and a certificate of authenticity is issued with each item sold. We try to be completely honest in our descriptions therefore if upon receipt of your purchase you find that the description was not correct we will refund your money in full. Playful Kittens Oil Painting on Canvas After Henriette Ronner Knip (1821-1909) A fine oil painting on canvas depicting kittens and a cat an outdoors setting after highly regarded Dutch animal painter Henriette Ronner-Knip. The painting is a fine work, by an armature artist from the 20th century. The painting remains in fine condition, the canvas has surface cracking through out with paint loss in areas and minor imperfections. The painting is presented in an giltwood frame with minor imperfections. The painting is inscribed verso on the wooden stretcher. Henriëtte Ronner-Knip was a Dutch painter. Born Henriëtte Knip in Amsterdam, she moved at a young age to Den Bosch and was until 1850 active in Sint-Michielsgestel and Boxtel. That year she married Feico Ronner and moved to Belgium, first to Brussels and in 1878 to Elsene. Henriette Ronner-Knip is perhaps best known for her paintings of dogs and cats, but it was not until her later life that she specialised in these genres. She came from a family of artists and received her earliest tuition from her father Joseph Augustus Knip (1777-1847). At the age of fifteen, she sold her first painting in an exhibition at Dusseldorf. During her early years, Ronner-Knip painted many subjects including genre scenes, landscapes and still lifes. In 1850, she married Telco Ronner and they moved to Brussels where she was to spend the rest of her life. In 1860, she exhibited a painting entitled La mort dâ� un ami which was highly acclaimed, establishing her reputation as a painter of dogs. The Queen of Belgium commissioned her to paint two of her favourite lap-dogs in 1876 and the success of these works led to many more commissions. Ronner-Knip counted most of the crowned heads of Europe amongst her patrons. Among her most prestigious clients were the King of Hanover, Don Fernando King of Portugal, Emperor Wilhelm I King of Prussia, Baron Tindal of Amsterdam, the Duchess of Edinburgh and the Princess of Wales. She began to paint cats in works that were popular for their humorous and anthropomorphic characterisation. These domestic pets were often depicted in luxurious interiors, lying on silk cushions and chairs or playing in fancy baskets. Henriette Ronner-Knip exhibited widely throughout her career and was elected to many artistic societies. The â� Natura Artis Magistraâ� Society of Amsterdam elected her to membership in 1850 and Ronner-Knip was made a member of merit in the Academy of Painting and Drawing in Rotterdam in 1861. Her paintings won medals in exhibitions around the world, including two bronze medals, one vermeil medal, five silver medals and six gold medals. The King of The Netherlands also presented her with a â� Unique Medal of Meritâ� in 1874. Her international reputation was confirmed at the prestigious Worlds Fairs, first by an artistic medal at the Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876, then by a gold medal at the Colonial and International Exposition held in Amsterdam in 1883 and a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition held in Edinburgh in 1883. Ronner Knip was awarded the Cross of the Order of Léopold in 1887 by Léopold II King of the Belgians, an honour rarely bestowed upon a woman artist. In 1891, a Henriette Ronner Album was published with twelve reproductions of her most famous works. She died in Brussels in 1909. The work of Ronner-Knip is represented in several museums including the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and the Dordrechts Museum. Please see the snapshots of recent auction results for this artist in the photograph section below. Measurements; Painting - 44cm (17.5") x 60cm (23....
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