De Jonckheere gallery

Notable sale Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio

Maria van Oosterwyck

"A Bouquet of Flowers in a Rhine Stoneware Vase on an Entablature with an Arrangement of Shells"

We are pleased to announce the sale of this master piece by Maria van Oosterwyck. This unpublished painting is an amazing discovery because the work of the artist, who was very famous in her time, remains rare today.

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Notable loan Palazzo Reale, Milan

PIETER HUYS

"The Last Judgement: Resurrection of the dead and Christ in Majesty "

This year, the Palazzo Reale is celebrating Hieronymus Bosch and his success as a creator of fantastic visions with an exhibition called Hieronymus Bosch, one another Renaissance. It will for the first time offer the public the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the role of Bosch at the height of the so-called « anti-Renaissance » that had taken hold in Europe. Our Resurrection of the Dead by Pieter Huys and the Christ in Limbo by a Follower of Bosch (52.8 x 73,7 cm) will be showcased from November 9th to March 12th 2023.

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Notable loan Nordiska akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn

RENE MAGRITTE

"Selection of four paintings "

On the occasion of the exhibition « René Magritte : A Laboratory of Ideas », we loaned four paintings to the Nordiska Akvarellmuseet in Sweden. The selection is composed by Le Séducteur, L’échelle du feu, L’entrée en scène and Shéhérazade. We are proud to see our painting in their sumptuous catalogue.

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Notable loan Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Follower of Hieronymus Bosch

"Garden of Earthly Delights"

This exceptional version (ca. 1550-1560) of the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch was loaned courtesy of De Jonckheere to the Museum of Fine Arts of Budapest for the most significant Bosch exhibition of the international museum world in the last fifty year. Between Hell and Paradise. The Enigmatic World of Hieronymus Bosch (8 April – 17 July 2022) explored the utterly original pictural language of the artist. As this version stands out in terms of both quality and condition, the Museum asked for a long-time loan. The painting is now kept for study by the curators in order to replace it in the chronology of the versions, as it seems to be among the first ones.

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Notable loan Musée provincial des Arts anciens, Namur

Follower of Hieronymus Bosch

"Christ in Limbo "

Painted after a work by Hieronymus Bosch that has now disappeared, this exceptional Christ in Limbo joined the provincial Museum of Namur for their Diableries ! exhibition.

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Notable sale Mauritshuis, The Hague

BARTHOLOMEUS BRUYN THE ELDER

"Portrait of Jakob Omphalius (1500-1567)"

Since June 2020, Jakob Omphalius and Elisabeth Bellinghausen are face to face once again inside the galleries of the Mauritshuis. The couple, immortalized by the Cologne painter Bartholomeus Bruyn in an engagement double portrait, are reunited once again after being separated by history for nearly 125 years.

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Notable sale Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence

MASTER WITH THE PARROT

"Madonna and Child in a Panoramic Landscape"

The Musée Granet in Aix-en-Provence spotted this gorgeous Virgin with Child offered at the Biennale de Paris auction hosted by Christies. They acquired the central panel which was surrounded by two portraits of Provençal patrons Jean Maynier d’Oppède and his wife Madeleine de Castellane.

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Notable sale Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht

LOWER RHINE REGION

"Passion of Christ"

Spotted at Tefaf 2018, this amazing composition might have been painted in Utrecht. That is why curators of the Catharijneconvent Museum made the acquisition possible. This is a great and precious expression of Utrecht city life at the end of 15^th Century.

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Notable loan Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Genève

ISAAC SOREAU

"Still life of fruit: bunches of grapes in a china bowl, plate, Venetian wine glass, knife, walnut and pear on a table"

Mixing genres, motifs and periods, this exhibition focused on silence, not only considered as the absence of noise and agitation, but as a quality of presence: this is why we really like Isaac Soreau and we agreed the loan of this peaceful still life.

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Notable loan Musée de Flandre, Cassel

PIETER BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER

"Wedding Procession"

Always a great pleasure to loan some of our works to the Musée de Flandre. This exhibition was especially festive, our Wedding Procession had a very flattering place and we can certainly recommend the catalogue of the exhibition which is remarkable.

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Notable loan MRK, Uden

MASTER OF THE FEMALE HALF-LENGTHS

"Mary-Magdalene Writing"

With this precious work painted by the Master of the Female Half-Lenghts, we were proud to participate to a major exhibition focusing on the culture of reading and devotion in the city and the monastery at the end of the Middle Ages.

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Notable loan Monastère Royal de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse

AERT VAN DEN BOSSCHE

"Adam and Eve "

For the first time in its history, the Monastère Royal de Brou has reconnecting with the missing treasure bequeathed by its founder, Margaret of Austria, by bringing together the greatest « Flemish Primitives » from Jan van Eyck to Bernard van Orley, Rogier van der Weyden, Hans Memling, Joos van Cleve and Aert van den Bossche.

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Notable loan Fondation BAUR, Geneva

JAN VAN KESSEL

"Banketje’ with ‘kraak’ china bowls, containing raspberries and brambles, flowers in a bronze vase, chaffinch and butterfly"

Loaning seven still lifes, we were honored to take part of this marvelous exhibition hosted in the Fondation Baur in Geneva which raced the enthralling adventures of the Portuguese and Dutch explorers who ranged the seas in their search for spices and returned with a corner of their holds kept aside for a novelty, Chinese blue and white porcelain produced during the Ming dynasty (1368—1644).

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Notable loan Fondation Martin Bodmer, Geneva

ABEL GRIMMER

"The Tower of Babel"

This Tower of Babel by Abel Grimmer took part of an exhibition in one of the richest private libraries in the World. Built around the idea of Welt-Literatur, Martin Bodmer composed his collection around 5 pillars which are all translation adventures: Homer, The Bible, Dante, Shakespeare and Goethe.

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Notable sale Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

JOACHIM PATINIR

"Landscape with Saint Christoph "

Throughout the years, the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest’s exhibition material has grown significantly making its collection one of the largest in Central Europe. Acquired by the museum this panel is now part of their rich collection of European Old Master paintings.

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Notable loan Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka

JACOB HOEFNAGEL

"Apelles Painting Compaspe in the Presence of Alexander "

This fine watercolour on velum crossed the world to three different cities in Japan. It was one of the masterpiece hanged on the walls of the The Empire of the Imagination and Science of Rudolph II exhibition in 2018.

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Notable loan Musea Brugge, Brugge

GILLIS CLAEISSENS

"Portrait of Joris van Brakele"

From October 2017 to January 2018, the Musea Brugge held an exhibition dedicated to Pieter Pourbus and the Forgotten Masters. Focusing on unremembered old masters, the exhibition payed tribute to their incredible works. Gillis Claeissens and his Portrait of Joris van Brakele was one of them.

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Notable loan Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais, Paris

LUCAS GASSEL

"The Gardens of a Renaissance Palace, with Episodes from the Story of David and Bathsheba"

In 2017 and 2018, the Réunion des musée nationaux – Grand Palais and the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne organized a monographical exhibition dedicated to Tintoretto. Our David and Bathsheba by Lucas Gassel joined the walls of the Tintoretto, A Star is Born display for some time.

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Notable loan Musée de Flandres, Cassel

ABRAHAM JANSSENS

"The Four Elements "

This panel momentarily joined the Musée de Flandres Cassel for the La figure ou le reflet de l’âme exhibition, dedicated to the art of the portrait in Flemish paintings.

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Notable loan Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo

JAN MANDIJN

"Saint Christopher "

It is with great pride that our gallery sends paintings around the world. This panel by Jan Mandijn went to Japan for the Fantastic Art in Belgium exhibition organized by the Bunkamura Museum of Tokyo.

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Notable loan Museum Leuven, Louvain

PORTUGUESE SCHOOL

"Triumphal Procession of the King of Cochin"

This panel joined Louvain for the Museum’s In Search of Utopia exhibition in 2016.

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Notable loan Museo Picasso, Màlaga

LUCAS CRANACH THE YOUNGER AND WORKSHOP

"Lucretia"

Our gallery loaned this panel from Cranach the Younger for the Picasso. German Records exhibition at the Museo Picasso. The aim of this assembly was to explore connections, affiliations and divergences between Pablo Picasso’s artistic career and German Art.

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Notable loan Museo Picasso, Màlaga

LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER

"Venus and Cupid "

This Venus joined our Lucretia in the Museo Picasso for their exhibition about the affiliations between Picasso and Germand Art.

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Notable loan Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

ABRAHAM JANSSENS

"The Four Seasons "

Presented at Vienna’s Winter Märchen exhibition in 2012, this astounding serie bears witness to the talent of one of Rubens’ greatest rivals.

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Notable loan Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

KAREL VAN MANDER

"Landscape with Snow and the Crucifixion "

An astonishing Crucifixion in a winter landscape, which has joined the picture rails of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum for the Winter Märchen exhibition in 2012.

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Notable sale Museum Sønderjylland, Denmark

LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER

"Portrait of King Christian II of Denmark"

This half-length portrait of the King of Denmark, Christian II facing right against a blue background has been acquired by the Museum Sønderjylland, Denmark in 2012.

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Notable loan Musée du Luxembourg, Paris

LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER

"Portrait of a Woman with a Red Hat"

Presented in Brussels and at the Musée du Luxembourg for the Cranach et son temps exhibition in 2011, this painting, which was part of our collection, is undoubtedly one of the master’s most beautiful female portrait. It is a great pride to participate to the retrospective of such an important artist both for our gallery and the German renaissance.

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Notable loan Musée du Luxembourg, Paris

LUCAS CRANACH THE YOUNGER

"Lucretia"

Displayed in Brussels and at the Musée du Luxembourg for the Cranach et son temps exhibition in 2011, this painting of Lucretia ranks alongside the other versions of this theme so dear to the Cranach dynasty.

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Notable sale Musée Provincial des Arts Anciens du Namurois, Namur

LAMBERT VAN NOORT AND HERRI MET DE BLES

"Saint Jerome in the Desert "

Discovered by our gallery, this painting bears witness to the rare collaboration between Met de Bles and van Noort. The leading piece in the Trésors anciens et nouveaux de Wallonie exhibition presented at the Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, it was sold to the Musée Provincial des Arts Anciens du Namurois.

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Notable loan Fundacion Carlos de Amberes, Madrid

JAN BRUEGHEL THE ELDER AND HENDRICK VAN BALEN

"Allegory of Abundance "

Loaned to the Fundacion Carlos de Amberes in Madrid, this imposing painting is a wonderful example of the collaboration between these two artists.

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Notable sale Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels

ANTOON SALLAERT

"The Infant Isabella Shooting the Grand Serment Bird with a Crossbow, on 15th May 1615 at the Sablon in Brussels "

Sold to the Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, this panel joined its pendant, showing us the great procession of the archdukes Albert and Isabelle. Together, they are a great value for the history of Brussels.

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Notable sale Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY

CARL BORROMÄUS AND ANDREAS RUTHART

"Adam Naming the Animals "

This beautiful painting showing Adam Naming the Animals left our gallery to enrich the European Art collection of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. The signature by Carl Ruthart motivated their acquisition.

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Notable loan Musée du Louvre, Paris

MAARTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK (entourage of)

"Tower of Babel "

Exhibited at the Louvre during the Babylon exhibition in 2008, this painting on loan from De Jonckheere predates the majority of paintings of this subject known today by almost fifty years.

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Notable sale The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

PIETER BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER

"Winter Landscape with Bird Trap "

An icon of winter landscapes, this subject is emblematic of the entire oeuvre of Pieter Brueghel the Younger. The National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo acquired this painting in 2006. This representation of the Flemish everyday life in the countryside was then exposed in the One-Hundred-Year Odyssey exhibition, celebrating the 60^th anniversary of the Museum.

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Notable sales/loans

Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio

Maria van Oosterwyck

Palazzo Reale, Milan

PIETER HUYS

Nordiska akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn

RENE MAGRITTE

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Follower of Hieronymus Bosch

Musée provincial des Arts anciens, Namur

Follower of Hieronymus Bosch

Mauritshuis, The Hague

BARTHOLOMEUS BRUYN THE ELDER

Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence

MASTER WITH THE PARROT

Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht

LOWER RHINE REGION

Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Genève

ISAAC SOREAU

Musée de Flandre, Cassel

PIETER BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER

MRK, Uden

MASTER OF THE FEMALE HALF-LENGTHS

Monastère Royal de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse

AERT VAN DEN BOSSCHE

Fondation BAUR, Geneva

JAN VAN KESSEL

Fondation Martin Bodmer, Geneva

ABEL GRIMMER

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

JOACHIM PATINIR

Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka

JACOB HOEFNAGEL

Musea Brugge, Brugge

GILLIS CLAEISSENS

Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais, Paris

LUCAS GASSEL

Musée de Flandres, Cassel

ABRAHAM JANSSENS

Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo

JAN MANDIJN

Museum Leuven, Louvain

PORTUGUESE SCHOOL

Museo Picasso, Màlaga

LUCAS CRANACH THE YOUNGER AND WORKSHOP

Museo Picasso, Màlaga

LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

ABRAHAM JANSSENS

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

KAREL VAN MANDER

Museum Sønderjylland, Denmark

LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER

Musée du Luxembourg, Paris

LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER

Musée du Luxembourg, Paris

LUCAS CRANACH THE YOUNGER

Musée Provincial des Arts Anciens du Namurois, Namur

LAMBERT VAN NOORT AND HERRI MET DE BLES

Fundacion Carlos de Amberes, Madrid

JAN BRUEGHEL THE ELDER AND HENDRICK VAN BALEN

Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels

ANTOON SALLAERT

Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY

CARL BORROMÄUS AND ANDREAS RUTHART

Musée du Louvre, Paris

MAARTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK (entourage of)

The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

PIETER BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER

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