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Studio of Jan Brueghel the Elder
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description
- Jan Brueghel the Elder
- Still life of roses, tulips, chrysanthemums, anemones and other flowers, all in a basket on stone ledge, together with a lady-bird and a tiny beetle
stamped on the reverse with the panelmark of the city of Antwerp and with the mark LS (in compendium) of the Antwerp panel maker Lambrecht Steens I (active 1608 - circa 1632)
- oil on panel
Condition
The actual painting is somewhat less red and overall softer in tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
The panel consists of 2 planks, joined horizontally, and is lightly bevelled on the upper and right edge. It appears to be slightly cut on the left edge. The join has been reinforced with 8 small battons and 2 vertical strips of wood of approx. 20 cm. No damages seem to be apparent. The paint layer has grown slightly thin in the background, but otherwise, seems to be in very good condition. The join has been retouched. A few very tiny retouchings can be observed in the central flowers, and in the foreground lower centre and lower right.
The paint surface is under a slightly dirty varnish layer, and there's some surface dirt.
Inspection under Ultra-Violet light confirms the aforementioned retouchings and reveals a few additional small retouchings in the white tulip on the right, in the background centre right and upper left, and along the upper edge.
Offered in a decorative carved wood frame, in good condition. (MW)
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"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
No certain prototype is known for this composition, but a version sold, London, Sotheby's, 28 November 1956, lot 29 (present whereabouts unknown), is considered by Ertz from photographs to possibly be from Jan Brueghel's own hand.1 Another very similar composition to the present lot was sold, Amsterdam, Christie's, 11 May 1994, lot 170, as by Jan Breughel the Younger.
1. See K. Ertz, Jan Brueghel der Ältere (1568-1625), Cologne 1979, pp. 289-90, 292, 606, cat. no. 294, reproduced p. 290, fig. 361.