Jean Baptiste Van Moer

LOT 158 PROPERTY FROM A BELGIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION JEAN-BAPTISTE VAN MOER BELGIAN, 1819 - 1884 VIEW OF THE PIAZZETTA AND THE DOGE'S PALACE, VENICE signed and dated 1877 lower right oil on canvas 40,000—60,000 GBP 68 by 119cm., 26¾ by 46¾in. Acquired in Belgium by the great-grandfather of the presentowners in the early 1930s

Jean Baptiste van Moer (Belgian, 1819-1884) "The Meir", Antwerp oil on panel 12 x 15 3/8 in. (30.5 x 39 cm.) Lot Notes He made his apprenticeship with Bossuet in Brussels and then Bonnat in Paris. He spent time in Normandy before visiting Spain, Italy, Egypt and Syria. Many of his works detail the old parts of Brussels which now sadly have disappeared, and the forests of the Ardennes. He helped to paint the Palais Royal staircase and the Hotel de ville in Brussels. His works have been conserved in Amiens and Brussels museums.