The artist Kees Andrea (1914), who was based in The Hague, passed away in 2006. The house Andrea inhabited from 1940 until his death, which has since been used sporadically by his family, will be sold. The house still has the air of an artist’s residence. It is filled not only with his own works, but also with those of other artists and with objects collected on foreign trips, traded with acquaintances, or purchased to satisfy the simple desire to collect.

Andrea was inspired by many of these objects; he featured them in his drawings and paintings. A number of the artworks and objects that are currently still in Andrea’s residence will be sold in several auctions at the Venduehuis. This includes not only Kees And...