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Circle of Joos de Momper
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Joos de Momper
- Extensive rocky landscape with figures resting by a grotto
- oil on panel
- 19 1/8 by 30 3/8 in.; 48.6 by 77.2 cm.
Provenance
With Shickman Gallery, London;
With Galerie Lodi, Munich, 1965.
With Galerie Lodi, Munich, 1965.
Literature
K. Ertz, Josse de Momper der Jüngere (1564-1635): Die Gemälde Mit Kritischem Œuvrekatalog, Dusseldorf 1986, pp. 174, 593, cat. no. 468, reproduced p. 175, fig. 182 (as by de Momper but not seen, circa 1600-1610).
Condition
Oil on panel mounted on a honeycombed backing. The panel may have been shaved it down in order to complete this restoration. The picture surface appears cleaned and the colors are fresh. Evidence of horizontal panel cracking is visible with a horizontal crack extending through the center of the panel to and another extends across the picture approximately 3 inches above the lower edge. An additional panel crack is visible extending from the upper left edge through the trees and sky and another crack extends along the upper edge at center. d panel cracks have been retouched along with some additional small scattered retouching.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.