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Johannes Offermans Dordrecht 1646 - after 1696
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Description
- Johannes Offermans
- A hunting still life of a bird cage, a whistle, horn and a game bag, all hanging from nails on a wall
- signed and dated upper left: i. offermans/ 1672
- oil on panel
- 23.8 by 21.6 cm.
Provenance
Anonymous Sale, Paris, Drûot, 14 March 1988, lot 21.
Condition
The actual painting is less bright than the catalogue illustration suggests. The single panel is slightly bowed and very lightly bevelled on all sides. The paint surface has been well preserved. Particularly the impasto has been nicely preserved. A few tiny retouchings can be observed in the upper and lower left corner, in the lower right corner and in the birdcage. The paint surface is under a slightly dirty layer of varnish. Inspection under ultra violet light confirms the aforesaid retouchings, and reveals additional tiny retouchings throughout, mainly in the background. Offered in a black wood frame with faux tortoiseshell inlay with a few cracks, but otherwise in fair condition. (MW)
"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
The artist, son of a silversmith and a pupil of the Italianate painter Adriaen van Eemont, is otherwise known only as a landscape painter. This picture is strongly reminiscent of the hunting trompe l'oeils of the brothers Johannes and Anthony Leemans. Anthony Leemans appears as a witness to a document in Dordrecht in 1671, the year before this picture was painted, but since such pictures were by then fairly well dispersed, and the tradition of trompe l'oeil painting in Dordrecht established by Samuel van Hoogstraeten still thrived, it comes as no great surprise that an artist such as Offermans turned his hand to such a production.