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Abraham Susenier
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Abraham Susenier
- a small vessel running before a stiff breeze in a choppy sea and lowering sail, and a rowing boat;a smalschip close hauled and fishermen in a rowing boat pulling in nets in a choppy sea
- the former signed with monogram on fishing boat centre left: ADS
the latter signed with monogram on the spar lower right: ADS - a pair, both oil on canvas
Provenance
With Kunsthandel S. Nijstad, The Hague, 1973.
Literature
L.J. Bol, `Goede Onbekenden', Utrecht 1982, p. 20, reproduced figs. 20 & 21.
Condition
Both canvases have been relined and retain their bounce. The paint surface is secure and appears in fair condition. Some scattered retouchings can be made out in the sky, as visible in the catalogue illustrations. Inspection with UV light confirms these retouchings but suggests the canvases are otherwise in good codnition. Offered in carved wooden frames 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."
Catalogue Note
The Dordrecht artist Abraham Susenier is best known as a still life painter, but early inventories listed marines and beach scenes by him. Such works appeared on the market (and formerly in The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge) with similar signatures to the ones with which the present pair are signed, but as anonymous works, or as by Abraham van Beyeren or Abraham van Steenwijck. The present two were the first marines to be identified as by Susenier, when they appeared in 1973.