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Jan Looten
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Jan Looten
- A Rocky Wooded River Landscape with Travelers along a Path
- signed and dated lower right IAN Looten/1661 and inscribed with the numbers 88 and 19
- oil on canvas
Provenance
By descent in the Reedtz-Thott family to Baron Axel Reedtz-Thott, Gavnoe Castle, Denmark;
By whose Executors sold, London, Christie's, July 2, 1976, lot 26, to Feigen;
With Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York;
From whom acquired by the present owners in 1996.
By whose Executors sold, London, Christie's, July 2, 1976, lot 26, to Feigen;
With Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York;
From whom acquired by the present owners in 1996.
Literature
J. Lange, Baroniet Gavnoes Malerisamling, 1876, cat. no. 12;
K. Madsen and O. Andrup, Baroniet Gaun¢s Malerisamling, 1914, cat. no. 88;
K. Madsen, Malerisamlingen paa Gavnoe, Kunstmuseets Aarsskrift, IV, 1917, pp. 63-4.
K. Madsen and O. Andrup, Baroniet Gaun¢s Malerisamling, 1914, cat. no. 88;
K. Madsen, Malerisamlingen paa Gavnoe, Kunstmuseets Aarsskrift, IV, 1917, pp. 63-4.
Condition
Relined. painting is presentable in its present state. overall, the paint surface is very well preserved with lovely retention of detail and only some slight thinnesses in some areas of landscape. there are some scuffs along lower edge due to rubbing of the frame. under ultraviolet: there is an old repaired tear in the foliage at the right side and a couple of other areas of retouching in foliage at far left. a few other scattered retouches here and there including along part of what appears to be a canvas seam running through lower portion of landscape. overall, for a work of this size, the painting is in very good state.
In a carved and gilt wood frame with numberous nicks and losses to gilding.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.