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Pieter Bout
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Pieter Bout
- A Flemish country fair
- oil on canvas
Provenance
George Encil, Bahamas;
By whom offered, London, Sotheby's, 12 December 1990, lot 100 (as Pieter Bout and Adriaen Frans Boudewijns).
By whom offered, London, Sotheby's, 12 December 1990, lot 100 (as Pieter Bout and Adriaen Frans Boudewijns).
Literature
E. Reznicek, in Experience and Adventures of a Collector, 1989, pp. 144-45.
Condition
The canvas has a firm and stable relining. The painting is now dirty and the varnish layer very yellowed. The picture is in very good overall condition, with no signs of any major damages or repairs. There are a few very small repaired damages in the sky upper left, but otherwise restoration is chiefly confined to strengthening to outlines and shadows in and around many of the foreground figures, notably lower left, and to the branches of the trees above them.
Offered in a later parcel gilt and veneered wood frame 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."