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Lot 154
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Attributed to Jacobus Storck

Estimate
14,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jacobus Storck
  • A river landscape with fishermen in rowing boats, windmills beyond
  • dated on the windmill lower centre left: 1679
  • oil on panel
  • 11 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches

Provenance

Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 14 December 1990, lot 285, where acquired by the present owner.

Condition

The support consists of a single, stable panel bevelled on all four edges. The paint surface is secure, clean and in good condition. Inspection under UV light reveals a handful on very minor scattered retouchings but the panel is largely untouched. Offered in a gilt wood and plaster frame in good condition with some minor losses.
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Catalogue Note

Jacobus Storck was the elder brother of Abraham Storck and only a few signed works can be attributed with certainty to his hand.  His marines are often distinguishable from his brother’s by their quieter subject matter, such as the gentle fishing scene depicted in the present painting.