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Jan van den Hecke the Elder Kwaremont 1619/20 - 1684 Antwerp
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Jan van den Hecke the elder
- Soldiers loading a wagon, a soldier and a cavalier halting on their horses to the left
- oil on canvas, a fragment
- 65.2 by 57.2 cm.
Provenance
A. Kalmer, Hotel le Peletier, Paris, by 1956 (the original version and as by A. Goubau).
Condition
The actual painting has a little less contrast in its colours than the catalogue illustration suggests.
The painting has a relining. The paint surface is in good and stable condition, no damages are visible except for one spot of paint loss upper right (as shown in the catalogue illustration). The paint surface is under a transparent varnish layer.
Inspection under UV-light reveals retouchings in the sky and clouds, and a few scattered spots in the white horse, the lower and middle foreground and in the drum and flag.
Offered in a decorative gilt frame, in good condition. (JD)
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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
This painting has been reduced in size no earlier than 1956, when it was recorded in the collection of A. Kalmar, Paris, with still its full composition (photograph in the files of the RKD, The Hague). The original composition was elongated to the left and showed an extensive view of an army camp and three soldiers in the foreground. Looking at the gaze of the two horsemen in the painting as it is now, it is still obvious they are looking at something. The original composition can be compared to a drawing by Van der Hecke, signed and dated 1656, which is in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no. 1084).