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Johannes Christianus Roedig
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Description
- Johannes Christianus Roedig
- A still life with peaches, grapes, plums, a melon, cherries, walnuts, chestnuts on a wan-li porcelain plate, together with two snails on a marble ledge, draped with a blue cloth
- signed lower right: J.C. Roedig
- oil on mahogany panel
Provenance
Private collection, Denmark;
Anonymous sale, Copenhagen, Rasmussen, 11/12 May 1993, lot 109;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 10 December 1993, lot 294;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 9 December 2005, lot 155.
Condition
The actual painting is less red than the catalogue illustration suggest.
The single piece of thick mahogany panel is bevelled to all sides and is flat and stable. The paint surface seems to be recently cleaned and restored. There is bitumen craquelure visible almost completely throughout the composition, except for the grapes and peaches, in which a regular fine craquelure pattern is visible. The paint surface is covered with a shiny varnish layer. In the background the craquelure is filled in, this is slightly visible with the naked eye. Inspection under ultra violet light reveals filled in craquelure and more extensive retouchings throughout. Offered in gilt wood frame, a few tiny chips.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Although today the Hague painter Johannes Christianus Roedig is a somewhat overlooked artist, in his own day his fruit and flower pieces enjoyed a very considerable reputation. His fame extended as far as St. Petersburg, where Count Alexander Stroganoff commissioned from him a pair of paintings which he then gave to the Empress Catherine the Great in 1783.
This painting, which is painted on a thick (and expensive) mahogany panel, reveals how Roedig was able to create fruit still lifes with technical perfection. Carefully arranging the peaches, grapes, plums and other fruits, he has painted a wonderfully balanced composition, enlivened by two snails.
This painting, which is painted on a thick (and expensive) mahogany panel, reveals how Roedig was able to create fruit still lifes with technical perfection. Carefully arranging the peaches, grapes, plums and other fruits, he has painted a wonderfully balanced composition, enlivened by two snails.