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Pieter van Bloemen (1657–1720), a painter born and deceased in Antwerp, is chiefly associated with Italianate landscapes, animals—especially horses—and genre scenes; he is also known by the nicknames Standaart and Stendardo. The elder brother of Jan Frans and Norbert van Bloemen, he trained with Simon Johannes van Douw and became a master of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1674. In 1684, he was in Lyon with the painters Adriaen van der Kabel and Gillis Weenix. In Rome, he joined the Bentvueghels, a group of Flemish artists based in the city, and later travelled to Naples, Sicily and Malta. He returned to Antwerp in 1694 and was appointed director of the Academy in 1699; he also passed on his knowledge to his two brothers, as well as to Peeter van Aken and Frans van Alter.
Works held in several European collections provide examples of his subjects: The Caravan, dated 1704, is in the Museo del Prado, while Landscape with Shepherds and Animals in Front of the Baths of Diocletian is dated circa 1700 and held at the Scottish National Gallery. Two paintings from 1716 at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Riding School in Front of a Park and Riding School in Front of Ancient Ruins, also place the horse at the forefront of their titles. Other titles document the variety of scenes depicted: Camp Scene with a Woman Breastfeeding a Baby, dated to the 1690s, is held at the National Museum in Warsaw; Soldiers Settled in a Village, from 1697, is listed by York Museums Trust. The Farrier (1706) belongs to the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse, Combat between Horsemen (1709) to the National Gallery in Oslo, and The Halt, dated circa 1694, to the Worcester Art Museum.
This profile brings together identity references for Pieter van Bloemen and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on canvas
Passage du gué avec carriole et animaux,
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2024-11-28 — 2024-12-11
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Oil on canvas laid down on wood
Umkreis - Circle
Öl auf Leinwand, auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2023-05-12
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1200
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Oil on canvas
Umkreis Der Hirt versucht ein aufgeregtes Pferd zu beruhigen
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2022-09-19
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on canvas
Umkreis Der Hirt versucht ein aufgeregtes Pferd zu beruhigen
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2022-06-24
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Oil on canvas
Rastende Reiter unter den Mauern von Rom
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2022-04-06
Published result : 8659 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 7000–9000
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Oil on wood
Pferde in einer Landschaft Hirte mit seiner Herde
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2017-03-15
Published result : 4960 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 4000
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Oil on canvas
Nachfolger Reiter bei der Rast
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2014-12-12
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1500–2500
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Umkreis
Öl auf Leinwand
Date to be documented
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000
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Oil on canvas
École de Peter van Bloemen — Ritorno al castello con veduta
huile sur toile
école de
Catalogue period : 2025-03-06 — 2025-03-19
School of
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Oil on canvas
École de Pieter van Bloemen — Paysage animé,
huile sur toile
Ecole de
Catalogue period : 2022-03-01 — 2022-03-16
School of
Published result : 550 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Oil on canvas
Attribué à Bloemen, Pieter van — zugeschrieben Pferde an der Tränke
Öl auf Leinwand
zugeschrieben
Catalogue period : 2021-03-26
Attributed
Published result : 1600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500–2000
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Oil on canvas
Attribué à Bloemen, Pieter van — zugeschrieben Pferde an der Tänke
Öl auf Leinwand
zugeschrieben
Catalogue period : 2020-12-11
Attributed
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 3000–4000
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Oil on canvas
D’après Pieter van Bloemen — Vaches et chevaux à l'étang
huile sur toile
D'après
Catalogue period : 2019-04-30
After
Published result : 300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on panel
École de Pieter van Bloemen — Scène de village
huile sur panneau
école de
Catalogue period : 2018-09-26
School of
Published result : 500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500–700
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