Industrialisation in the first half of the nineteenth century had dire consequences for small farmers and cottage industries. Moreover, failed crops resulted in famine and poverty. Many were unable to pay rising rents and were evicted from their homes. The scene that Joseph Geirnaert has painted here was therefore not uncommon. Auction of Seized Goods however is not a criticism of social conditions. As in most genre scenes from this period, sentiment and anecdote dominate the work.
| Artist |
Joseph Geirnaert
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| Title | Auction of Seized Goods |
| Date | 1835 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year bottom centre, on the bench: J. Geirnaert / 1835. |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1838-B |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
salon Ghent 1838 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1838-B |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/70/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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genre pictures
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300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25F
animals
Iconclass
25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25G4(REED) plants and herbs: reed Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H153 bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D112 child Iconclass 31D1121 tot, toddler ~ the ages of man Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 31D16 old man Iconclass 31D17 old woman Iconclass 34B1 domestic animals, kept in the house Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 34B12 cat Iconclass 41A16 rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage Iconclass 41A17 farm (building) Iconclass 41A3211 open door Iconclass 41A3321 closed window Iconclass 41A343 ladder Iconclass 41A7 furniture and household effects Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41A721 chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass 41A723 bench Iconclass 41A731 case furniture Iconclass 41A7634 blanket Iconclass 41A7635 bed-spread Iconclass 41A771 container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin, etc. Iconclass 41A772 container of stone: stone vase Iconclass 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase Iconclass 41A774 container of glass: bottle, jar, vase Iconclass 41A775 wooden container: barrel, cask Iconclass 41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket Iconclass 41C31 table-ware Iconclass 41C313 spoon Iconclass 41C32 drinking-vessels Iconclass 42A3 mother and baby or young child Iconclass 42A411 cradle, crib Iconclass 42B parents with their children Iconclass 44G law and jurisprudence Iconclass 44G22 police Iconclass 44G222 bailiff Iconclass 44G43 seizure of goods Iconclass 44G44 forced sale Iconclass 45C13(SABRE) hacking and thrusting weapons (SABRE) Iconclass 46A222 rural life Iconclass 46B16 auction sale, public sale Iconclass 55BB1 Poverty; 'Poverta', 'Poverta del doni', 'Poverta in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno' (Ripa) Iconclass 56BB2 Unhappiness; 'Infelicita' (Ripa) Iconclass 56BB22 Misery; 'Miseria mondana' (Ripa) Iconclass 56BB34 Disappointment Iconclass 56DD11 Despair; 'Disperatione' (Ripa) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Romantic (modern European styles) AAT |
| Catalogue descriptif du Musée de la ville de Gand : précédé d'une notice historique / Adolphe Pierre Sunaert. - Gand : E. Vanderhaeghen, 1870 (p. 105, nr. 246) |
| Jos Geirnaert (Fonds Richard de Moor). - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] |
| Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 72) |
| Werken van overleden Eeklose schilders (tentoonstelling Eeklo, Stadhuis, 8 - 26.2.1970) / Elisabeth Dhanens. - Eeklo : Stadhuis (Eeklo), 1970 (cat. nr. 9 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. II, p. 164-165 (ill.)) |
| AZ Alma : zorg met een hart / Sophie Huysman, Maud Bonte, Gille De Bruycker. - Eeklo : vzw AZ Alma, 2017 (p. 11) |
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