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Aernout Smit
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Aernout Smit
- a smalschip closed hauled in a stiff breeze with a flagship offshore to the left and a jetty to the right
- signed on the spar lower right: A. SMIT
- oil on canvas
Provenance
With Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam, before 1973.
Literature
L.J. Bol, Die Holländische Marinemalerei des 17. Jahrhunderts, Braunschweig 1973, p. 309, reproduced fig. 312.
Condition
The catalogue illustration is too blue in tone. The canvas has an old relining which is still sound. The paint surface is now very dirty and the varnish layer discoloured. There are a number of old repaired damages: a 5 x 8 cm repair in the lower sky, a 15 x 5 L-shaped old tear across the topmost pennant on the left, a small 6 cm vertical tear or scrape in the right sky,a small damage or loss of 2 x 2 cm on the sides of the left hand ship, and a 5 cm, vertical tear with smaller surrounding losses in the centre foreground. The great majority of the paint surface remains in very good state, with some retouching to minor areas of wear in the parts of the sky. The figures on board the fishing boat have been repainted.
Offered with a later gilt wood frame in the French style, a few minor chips.
"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."