Lot 104
  • 104

Simon van der Does

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Simon van der Does
  • A pair of pastoral Roman landscapes with a shepherd boy and a shepherd girl
  • a pair, both oil on panel

Provenance

Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 16 December 1981, lot 97, for £3,500.

Condition

The single panel is flat and uncradled. It is bevelled along two edges. The paint surface is generally secure with fine craquelure. The varnish impedes inspection under UV light however, some scattered retouchings and strengthenings appear to be present. Offered in a later painted wooden frame in fair condition.
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