Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 17

Theodor Von Der Beek (German, 1838 - 1921)

$4,850
£3,682.72
€4,211.47
CA$6,776.15
A$7,536.56
CHF 3,935.36
MX$91,711.94
NOK 50,260.53
SEK 47,135.51
DKK 31,431.78
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

German artist Theodor von der Beek (1838-1921), circa 1880s oil on canvas painting in an ornate gold frame. Actual painting size is 28.5 inches high by 20 inches wide by 1 inch deep. Theodor von der Beek (born March 21, 1838 in Kaiserswerth , died March 15, 1921 in Dusseldorf, Germany ) German portrait and genre painter of the Dusseldorf school . Initially employed in the business of his father, a brewer, von der Beek entered the elementary class of Andreas Müller at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 1856. In 1859 he moved to the painting class of Carl Ferdinand Sohn and was in the master class of Eduard Bendemann from 1862 to 1866 . In addition to portraits, including numerous self-portraits, he created many-figure compositions in the countryside or in rural milieus and interiors, the works of Ludwig Knaus , Benjamin Vautier d.Ä. or Carl Hübner recall, u. a. The Bridal Shoes (1872, 1874), A pawn game (1880) orPanic horror (1885). Travels took him to southern Germany and Spain in the 1890s, inspiring him to new pictorial themes, including: a. The Royal Tobacco Factory in Seville or Arabian Dance . He participated in many exhibitions, also outside of Dusseldorf, such as in Berlin (Academic Art Exhibitions 1881, 1883, 1884, 1892, Jubilee Exhibition 1886, International Art Exhibition 1896), Dresden (1883), Glasgow (1887), London (1877, 1896 , 1898), Munich (1879, 1883), Hamburg (1887), Salzburg (1886) and Vienna (1888). His most successful pictorial creations appeared as wood engraving reproductions in illustrated magazines, such as Panic Terror ( Daheim , 1882),Pilgrims at the ferry and a duet ( about land and sea , 1881 and 1887) or a pawn game ( The Garden Arbor , 1882). Von der Beek was a member of the artist association Malkasten
  • Creator:
    Theodor von der Beek (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 36.5 in (92.71 cm)Width: 27.63 in (70.19 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1880s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. piece of frame missing on bottom right corner see pictures.
  • Seller Location:
    Hamilton, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1355211365301

More From This Seller

View All
Robert Herdman Painting
By Robert Herdman
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Robert Herdman (Scottish 1829-1888) oil on board. Nicely framed by Robert Herdman depicting woman sitting with keys. Measures: Size without frame 17.5" wide X 23.5" high Size with...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Lucien Laurent-Gsell Painting
By Lucien Laurent-Gsell
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
French painter and illustrator Lucien Laurent-Gsell was born on November 19, 1860 in Paris and died in 1944. His father Gaspard is renowned for his stained-glass windows (Eglise d...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

Lucien Laurent-Gsell Painting
$8,950 Sale Price
25% Off
William P. Rogers Oil on Canvas Painting
By William P. Rogers
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Framed oil on canvas "Fishing Boats Off ___ (name on back written in pencil can't quite make out possibly says Margaret)" by Irish artist William P. Rogers in a nice gold frame, circ...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Irish Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

William P. Rogers Oil on Canvas Painting
By William P. Rogers
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Framed oil on canvas, circa 1860s. "Fishing Boats Off ___ (name on back written in pencil can't quite make out)" by Irish artist William P. Rogers in a nice gold frame. Dimensions- ...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Irish Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Claude Hayes Painting
By Claude Hayes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Done in England in the middle of the Victorian Period, this very substantial original oil painting on canvas is done by noted British artist Claude Hayes. The painting depicts a mars...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Original Antique James Edwin Meadows Framed Oil Painting on Canvas Untitled
By James Edwin Meadows
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique original oil painting on canvas was done by James Edwin Meadows, a known British artist, in approximately 1860 in the period Victorian style. The painting depicts an Eng...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas

You May Also Like

Antique Dutch Genre Painter, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Dutch genre painter, 19th century Oil on zinc sheet. Gold frame. (S-209).
Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Zinc

19th Century Painting by Heinrich Ewers
By Heinrich Ewers
Located in Belmont, MA
A girl wearing a traditional German costume is carrying a rooster in a basket. The German painter Heinrich Ewers was born in Wismar 1817 and died in Duesseldorf...
Category

Antique 1850s German Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Painting by Hermann Baisch
By Hermann Baisch
Located in Belmont, MA
Painting by Hermann Baisch (Dresden 1846-Karlsruhe 1894), “Farmers taking a Rest”, oil on canvas Hermann Baisch was a German painter and illustrator ...
Category

Antique 1880s German Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas

P. Marsh, (European School), 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
P. Marsh, (European School), 19th Century Rabbit Seller, signed P. Marsh, l.l.,oil on canvas 36 by 24 in. (91.44 by 60.96 cm.), overall, in a gilt wood frame 46 by 34 in. (116.84 by...
Category

Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Painting jules arsene garnier
Located in Esbeek, NL
Jules-Arsène Garnier (1847–1889) was a French painter known for his historical and genre works. Born in Paris, he began his education at the Académie de Toulouse, one of the most pre...
Category

Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Wood

Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz
By Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz
Located in Delft, NL
Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz (Amsterdam 1868-1951 Hilversum) Homebound in the polder Signed ‘Scherrewitz’ (lower right) Oil on canvas, 70x100 cm (incl. frame: 90x120 cm) Width frame: 7 cm Weight: 5 kg Condition: very good condition, only some minor surface dirt Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz (Amsterdam 1868-1951 Hilversum) Born in Amsterdam, Scherrewitz was initially destined to become a stockbroker, just like his father. Yet this talented artist could not resist his urge to paint and would steer himself into an artistic career. In his spare time, Scherrewitz received drawing lessons from renowned painter Geo Poggenbeek and at the age of 25-years-old he fully commits to his artistic dream. Scherrewitz was heavily influenced by the artists of the famous Hague School, the leading painting style of his youth. Painters such as Jozef Israëls, Anton Mauve...
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Paint