Lot 98
  • 98

Pieter de Bloot Rotterdam circa 1601/2 - 1658

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pieter De Bloot
  • Alms being distributed before a palace
  • oil on panel, a fragment

Provenance

With Galeria Caretto, Turin, 1986, from whom acquired by the present owner.

Exhibited

Turin, Galeria Caretto, 27a Mostra Maestri Fiamminghi ed Olandesi del XVI e XVII secolo, Winter 1986, no. 7.

Condition

The single flat panel is uncradled. There is a horizontal crack which runs from the right edge of the panel to the centre about 15 cm from the upper edge. The paint surface is generally secure and under a discoloured varnish. Some scattered discoloured retouchings are visible to the naked eye. Inspection under UV light reveals retouchings to the crack and other details scattered throughout. There is either a restored split or major crack running horizontally 5 cm from the lower edge which suggests that much of this lower section has been subsequently repainted. Offered in a later wooden frame in fair condition with some very minor knocks.
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