Lot 150
  • 150

Attributed to Jan Breughel the Younger

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Jan Breughel the Younger
  • The Garden of Eden with two depictions of Adam and Eve
  • the reverse stamped with the Antwerp Guild mark
  • oil on panel

Provenance

With Robert Noortman, Maastricht;
From whom purchased by the present owner, 2000.

Condition

There are two vertical panel joins, one running from top to bottom at center and another at left side. these are supported by butterfly-shaped battens. the paint surface is generally very well retained with excellent detail in landscape and animals. the original translucent glaze in an area of upper foliage has become more reddish brown in tone, but this is not too distracting. examination under ultraviolet light reveals some small scattered retouches in sky at left and center. otherwise, nothing visible under thick varnish. Offered in a plain blond wood frame.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Catalogue Note

The composition of this work is based on that of the work of Jan Brueghel the Elder.1 Breughel the Younger adapted his father's compositions, as he did with many of his works, to create his own distinct style and distinguished career in Antwerp. This specific composition is recorded by Ertz in at least three further versions, each produced circa 1620.2 The reverse of the present panel bears the panel mark of the Antwerp guild, as well as the stamp of the two towers, which suggests that it was accepted as a highly succesful work when it left the Breughel studio and entered into the open market. 

1. K. Ertz, Jan Breughel Der Jümgere, Freren 1984, p. 273. 
2. Ibid,  cat. nos. 87-89.