Joos de Momper

In the collection of the Barons de Draeck van Rousele, from before 1800 until 1828, when Mlle de Draeck married
Comte de Thiennes, Kasteel Rumbeke;
By descent to their daughter, Comtesse Thierry de Limburg Stirum, 1860;
By descent to her grandson, Comte Philippe de Limburg Stirum, Rumbeke;
With Van den Heuvel, Brussels, 1957;
Comte Limburg-Stirum, Anzegem, 1958;
With Gal. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1960;
Sale, Brussels, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, 23 February 1920, lot 303;
Dr Hans Wetzlar, Amsterdam, acquired after 1952;
Wetzlar sale, 1977, lot 31, when bought back.

Amsterdam, Gal. de Boer, 1960, no. 303, reproduced in the catalogue;
Breda, De Beyerd, Landschap in de Nederlanden 1550-1630, 1960-1, no. 48;
Ghent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Landscape in the Netherlands, 1961, no. 48;
Laren, 1963. no. 115 (reproduced in the catalogue plate 42);
Dordrecht, 1964, no. 54 (reproduced in the catalogue plate 24);
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, on loan, 1977;
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rondom Hercules Segers, 1983;
On long-term loan to the Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, until 1977, and subsequently until circa 2000.

O. Koester, `Joos de Momper the Younger, Prolegomena to the study of his paintings', in Artes, 2, 1966, p. 11;
M. Jager, 'De eigenzinnige weg van Hercules Seghers', in De Telegraaf, 10 August 1983;
Voorkeuren, 1985, p. 52, reproduced p. 53;
T. Gerszi, 'Joos de Momper und die Bruegel-Tradition', in Netherlandish Mannerism, Stockholm 1985, p. 157, reproduced fig.2;
K. Ertz, Josse de Momper der Jüngere..., Freren 1986, pp. 84, 114, 497, no. 124, reproduced p. 114, fig. 72.

"The following condition report has been provided by Henry Gentle, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. The oak panel is cradled and in a good condition. There are two stable horizontal joins and one unstable horizontal split with earlier restorations. Under Ultra-violet light a scattering of restorations can be seen across the paint surface denoting previous small losses and areas of abraded paint where the ground colour has come to dominate. Pale shrinkage cracks have been reduced. Much of the paint texture and sketchy quality are intact, and the impasto is well preserved. Removal of the discoloured varnish would improve the tonality. Offered in a dark wood frame, in good condition."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

This is one a of a small group of early mountainous panoramas by De Momper, dated by Klaus Ertz circa 1595.  Dr. Ertz suggests that the figures are by Sebastiaen Vrancx.