Lot 14
  • 14

Circle of Adriaen van Diest

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Adriaen van Diest
  • The Battle of Lowestoft, the Second Dutch War, 1665
  • oil on canvas
  • 30 1/4 by 54 in.
  • 77 by 137 cm.

Provenance

President William Howard Taft, The White House

Condition

The work is in good condition the canvas is lined. There is light craquelure throughout, there is some minor paint loss associated form this craquelure. There are some cracks form the stretcher bar line. UNDER UV: A wash to the sky as well as some inpainting throughout the work.
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