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Willem van Aelst
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Willem van Aelst
- Still life of game with a pheasant, a duck, a kingfisher and other birds
- signed and dated upper right: w.v.aelst/ 1654
- oil on copper
Provenance
Lucien Bonaparte, Prince de Canino, (1775-1840), by 1812.
Literature
Galerie de Lucien Bonaparte, Paris 1812, p. 2, no. 32, plate 132;
B. Edelein-Badie, La collection de tableaux de Lucien Bonaparte, Prince de Canino, Phd Dissertation 1992, University Paul Valéry de Montpellier, vol. II, pp. 220, no. 1;
M. Natoli ed., Luciano Bonaparte: le sue collezioni d'arte, le sua residenze a Roma, nel Lazio, in Italia, 1804-1840, Rome 1995, p. 353, no. 197.
B. Edelein-Badie, La collection de tableaux de Lucien Bonaparte, Prince de Canino, Phd Dissertation 1992, University Paul Valéry de Montpellier, vol. II, pp. 220, no. 1;
M. Natoli ed., Luciano Bonaparte: le sue collezioni d'arte, le sua residenze a Roma, nel Lazio, in Italia, 1804-1840, Rome 1995, p. 353, no. 197.
Condition
The support of this signed and dated work consists of a single copper plate which is flat and stable. The paint surface is under a yellowed varnish and is secure, though it has suffered in areas in the past. Scattered retouchings and infilled paint losses are visible to the naked eye throughout due to discolouration and there is an area of restoration upper right. Inspection under UV light confirms these as well as higlighting some further retouchings.
Offered in a rippled wood frame in fair condition.
"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."
"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
We are grateful to Fred G. Meijer for endorsing the attribution on the basis of photographs.