Adam Pynacker

Herman Aarentz, Deventer, Holland;

His deceased sale, Amsterdam, de Winter Yver, 11 April 1770, lot 65, for fl. 39;

Sale, The Hague, Rietmulder, 14 September 1772, lot 97, for fl. 42 to Vermeulen;

William Harvey, Leeds;

By whom donated to The National Loan Collection Trust;

Inherited from the present owner's father in the early 1980's.

Leeds, Municipal Art Gallery, Loan Collection of Works by 'Old Masters' and by Deceased Artists of the English and Foreign Schools, 11 October 1889 - 2 January 1890;

Ottowa, National Gallery of Canada, Little Masters of Dutch and Flemish painting from the National Loan Collection Trust London, Ottowa 1960, no. 36;

Northampton, Country Borough Art Gallery, Little Masters of Dutch and Flemish painting from the National Loan Collection Trust London, 18 May - 15 June 1963, no. 36.

C. Hofstede de Groot, Holländische Maler, vol. IX, London 1926, p.523, cat. no.1;

C. Wright, Old Master Paintings in Britain: Pre-1800 Foreign Paintings in U.K. Public Collections, London 1976, p. 160;

L. B. Harwood, Adam Pynacker, Doornspijk 1988, p. 112, reproduced plate 103.

This small charming copper, signed by Pynacker, is in fantastic condition. A wonderfully delicate impasto throughout the foliage remains intact and . There is a tiny chip in the paint on the left edge measuring a few mm and a few minor repairs along the right edge. Tiny spot retouchings across the sky are slightly paler than the original colour used by Pynacker, but are not disturbing to the overall effect. Examination under UV light reveals a repair to the broken branch lying o the ground lower left, and to an small area of the path lower centre, all unnoticeable to the naked eye. This lot is sold unframed.
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According to C. Wright (See Literature) this picture was bequeathed by William Harvey (d. 1867) to the Cannon Hall Museum in Cawthorne, near Barnsley.¹ However, the museum has confirmed that the work never entered their collection.