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Cornelis van Essen
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description
- Cornelis van Essen
- Travellers resting outside an inn, a boy tending the carthorses
- signed with initals lower left: C.V.E.
- oil on panel
Provenance
Miss Esther Matossi, Zurich;
By whose Executors sold, London, Sotheby's, 29 October 1980, lot 114;
With J.O. Leegenhoek, Paris, 1982, where bought by the family of the present owner.
By whose Executors sold, London, Sotheby's, 29 October 1980, lot 114;
With J.O. Leegenhoek, Paris, 1982, where bought by the family of the present owner.
Condition
The actual painting is a little more natural in tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
The oak panel seems to consist of two planks joined horizontally, of which the upper plank seems to have cracked. The join is slightly unstable and requires attention. The panel has a wide, wood and metal cradling to the reverse. The paint surface is generally sound with subtle details intact. Strengthening of the outlines can be made out with the naked eye as well as some minor retouchings in the sky. Inspection under UV light reveals additional tiny scattered retouchings in the sky, in the foreground lower right, in the trees and in the roofs.
Offered in a plain fruit wood frame with tortoise shell inlay, in good 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."