- 19
Follower of Adam van Breen
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Adam van Breen
- Winter landscape with elegant figures skating and conversing on the ice outside the walls of a Dutch town
- oil on panel
Provenance
Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Gentleman"), London, Phillips, 3 July 1990, lot 18 (as circle of Denis van Alsloot);
With Galerie Florence de Voldère, Paris, 1991 (according to a label on the reverse).
With Galerie Florence de Voldère, Paris, 1991 (according to a label on the reverse).
Condition
The actual painting is a little less red in tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
The panel consists of 2 horizontal planks and is bevelled along the upper and left and right edges. The lower edge has a small strip of wood. The join has been reinforced to the reverse with 3 battons. There is a small thin horizontal split off approx. 4 cm. to the lower right. Otherwise, no damages are apparent. The paint surface is generally sound, if quite abraded in the sky and ice, and subsequent retouchings are visible to the naked eye in these areas. Retouchings can also be made out along the join. The paint surface is under a dirty varnish layer. Inspection under UV light reveals quite extensive retouchings throughout and strengthening in the figures.
Offered in a plain wood frame with a fake ivory fillet.
"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."