Wilhelmus Cornelis Chimaer van Oudendorp (Dutch artist, born Ostende, Belgium 1822 – Died Leiden 1873) “Sad news”Signed lower right on a label: “WCCHimaer van Oudendorp ƒ1848”Oil on panel Size 43.5 x 55.5 cm. (Framed)Estimate: 800 – 1,200 euroNOTEPainter, draftsperson and lithographer of portraits en some genre pieces. A very rare piece and was till now totally unknown in art literature. The picture shows an interior with a mother sitting next to a table and looking at a portrait miniature of her late husband after she received a dead letter. She comforts her daughter who is holding her knees. Attributes on the table (Chinese vase) and the little boat below on the ground tell us that her late husband was a sailor to the far East. The bobbin with broken thread symbolizes the broken lifeline of her husband.Wilhelmus Cornelis Chimaer van Oudendorp (Geb. Ostende, België 1822 – overl. Leiden 1873) “Droevig Nieuws”Gesigneerd rechts onder op geschilderd label: “WCCHimaer van Oudendorp ƒ1848”Olieverf op paneel, afmeting 43.5 x 55.5 cm. (In lijst)