Looking for information on this Lithograph

Hello,

My wife picked up this cool signed, numbered (what we think to be) Lithograph from the local thrift shop. We can not quite make out the name of the artist, but it titled/numbered:
"Courante e.d. 7/12"

The sticker on the back indicates it was framed in Holland.

Is anyone able to decipher the signature, or have any more information on the artist?

Thanks so much!

- Sam

UnknownArtistLitho0 by Samuel Winchenbach posted Jan 3, 2020 at 9:01 PM

Unkownartist1 by Samuel Winchenbach posted Jan 3, 2020 at 8:52 PM

 

Hey, Sam, it's most helpful to have photographs of the full work with frame, both front and back, along with close-up photographs of all handwritten notations (signature, title, edition, etc.) and any stickers, labels and markings. The reason being that frames and stickers/labels give clues as to age. And the more handwritten characters available, the easier it is to decipher artist's signature.

Debora

 

That said... The signature reads -- to my eye -- Jan van Beelen (although don't know an artist of that name.)

Debora

 

Well, here's one but water colorist.

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/janneman54/mijn-aquarel/

Debora

 

Well I did see that Courante is an "old dance in quick triple time" so that fits ..reminds me a bit of my youth at the Paradiso or Fantasia in Amsterdam

 

Hi Deborah! Thanks for the reply.

Here are the images you requested:

Unknownlithofront by Samuel Winchenbach posted Jan 3, 2020 at 9:46 PM

Unkownlithoback by Samuel Winchenbach posted Jan 3, 2020 at 9:47 PM

UnknownlithoTitle by Samuel Winchenbach posted Jan 3, 2020 at 9:48 PM

UnknownlithoSticker by Samuel Winchenbach posted Jan 3, 2020 at 9:49 PM

As you can see it wasn't framed the long ago (September '84 maybe) so maybe the piece is the same vintage?

Thanks for the help! We really like this piece and would love to know more about the artist.

- Sam

 

It looks much more like the work of Dutch artist Jan F. van Beelen. Jan founded a museum in his home village of Zandvoort, on the coast near Haarlem and Amsterdam. He died in november at the age of 83.
https://hdmz.nl/collectie/jan-f-van-beelen/

You could contact the museum and ask if it is by him:
info@hdmz.nl

The frame is a Dutch Barth frame, generally called 'gallery frames' here in the Netherlands. We also used them in our art gallery when artists had unframed work, they were easy to work with.
It looks like the phone number is post-1995, when Dutch phone numbers changed to 10 digits.

 

Wow! Thank you for such a complete and detailed answer to my post. It looks like you solved the mystery, but my wife and I will contact the museum to verify. I will post an update when we hear from them.

Thanks again for the help!

 

Pleasure, Samuel.

Wonderful, I'd love to know.

 

As usual, wonderful assistance from Any Jewelry. Looking forward to your update, Sam.

Debora

 

The director of the museum got back to us and this is, indeed, a Jan F. van Beelen. The director wants to know if we got it from the artist or a gallery, I hope it won't insult her to find out we picked it up at a thrift shop.

Thanks again for all the help!
- Sam

 

Great news, Sam, thanks for letting us know

I think she wil understand that it can happen when a piece of art is taken to a country where the origin is unknown.

 

Original owners die; heirs don't value. Wonderful find. Enjoy your original van Beelen!

Debora