- 119
Attributed to Matthieu van Plattenberg
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description
- Matthieu van Plattenberg
- Shipping in a heavy storm along a rocky coast, a shipwreck in the foreground, figures coming to the rescue on the shore
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Inherited by the present owner from his aunt around 1950.
Condition
The actual painting is warmer in tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
The canvas appears to be unlined. A horizontal fold is slightly visible in the centre. No major damages are apparent. There is fine craquelure throughout which is beginning to lift in some areas, resulting in tiny scattered losses along the lower edge, and in the lower centre right. Retouchings can be observed in the sky throughout, and along the lower edge. Otherwise, the paint layer is in good condition, and the impasto and texture have been wonderfully preserved. The paint surface is under a shiny and dirty layer of varnish. Inspection under Ultra Violet light confirms the aforementioned retouchings, and reveals additional substantial retouchings in the sky, and a few tiny ones in the sea lower left, around the shipwreck, and in the mountain centre right.
Offered in a decorative wood frame with gilt plaster moulding, in good 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
This composition bears a strong resemblance to a work by Van Plattenberg, in reverse, in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (inv. no. 0797).1
1. See M. Roethlisberger, Cavalier Pietro Tempesta and his time, Delaware 1970, p. 91, no. 77, reproduced.