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Hubert van Steel

The painter and draughtsman Hubert van Steel — also known as Huibert van Steel — is documented between 1856 and 1929. Places associated with his activity include Gouda, Arnhem, The Hague, Voorburg and Rotterdam. The listed periods place him in Gouda from 1883 to 1884, in Rotterdam from 1884 to 1896, and then again in Gouda from 1896 to 1910.

A work held at Museum Gouda provides a concrete point of reference for his body of work: Koeienmelken, a painting dated to between about 1870 and about 1929, measures 37.6 × 47.6 cm. It is listed in the museum’s collection under number 51038. An exhibition catalogue also lists Op de heide as a painting by Hubert van Steel.

Exhibition records list his participation in the Stedelijke Tentoonstelling van Kunstwerken van Levende Meesters, held at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam on 7 September 1907. Another appearance is recorded in Amsterdam in April and May 1909, at the Tentoonstelling van Kunstwerken, whose precise venue is not specified. The same database mentions his participation in the Tentoonstelling van Teekeningen en Beeldhouwwerken in October and November 1909. In May and June 1914, it lists him as part of the third international jury-free exhibition of the association De Onafhankelijken.

This profile brings together identity references for Hubert van Steel and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

2 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.

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SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19