Lot 105
  • 105

Follower of Jan Wijnants

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jan Wijnants
  • A dune river landscape with huntsmen and a shepherd on a track
  • oil on panel

Condition

The single flat panel is cradled horizontally and vertically to the reverse. The paint surface is generally secure with some small localised retouched areas of paint loss. There are two restored hairline cracks of approx 10 cm running up from the lower edge, one lower centre and one lower right. Offered in a wood and plaster gilt frame.
"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

An eighteenth-century copy after the original lanscape by Wijnants in Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, inv. no. 9100 (see K. Eisele, Jan Wijnants, Stuttgart 2000, p. 138, cat. no. 93, plate XVIII, reproduced.)