New Home for Jan Stobbaerts

Gallery 19C and Thomas Deprez Fine Arts are delighted to announce that Jan Stobbaerts’ The Dog Shearer (Le Tondeur de Chiens) has found the most ideal home at the Grohmann Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  

The theme of the Grohmann Museum, which includes over 2000 works of art dating from 1500 to the present day, is the evolution of organized work - from manpower and horsepower to water, steam and electrical power. The collection was gifted in 2001 by Milwaukee businessman and collector, Dr. Eckhart Grohmann. 

James Kieselburg, the Director of the Grohmann Museum commented: “Our collection includes over 2000 examples and covers the last 500 years of labor and industry, but this working scene is a first for us. Dog-shearing, and the repurposing of the fur for knitting, is quite a unique subject to be sure."

The Dog Shearer (Le Tondeur de chiens) is one of Jan Stobbaerts’s (1838-1914) most important paintings and a prime example of nineteenth century Belgian Realism. We hope that this painting, which gives us a glimpse into the daily life of a Belgian dog groomer, will delight all visitors to The Grohmann Museum as it has enchanted us as its temporary custodians.