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Circle of Jacob de Backer
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Circle of Jacob de Backer
- Lot and his daughters
- oil on paper, laid down on panel
Provenance
Mr. Otto Miller;
Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, 15 May 1996, lot 7;
Where purchased by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, 15 May 1996, lot 7;
Where purchased by the present owner.
Condition
The painting is in good condition overall and the paper support is laid on a flat panel, made up of a single, horizontal board which is beveled on all edges. There are very minor, scattered discolored specks visible in the robes of the two female figures. Inspection under UV reveals very minor retouches to the knee and shoulder of the left female figure and to the knee, shoulder, neck and forehead of the right female figure and very minor retouches in the background beyond.
The painting is ready to hang in its present state and is offered in a carved wood frame.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
When last sold at auction (see Provenance), the present work was identified by Fred G. Meijer of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie as based on a painting by Jacob de Backer which was formerly attributed to Otto van Veen in the Bildergalerie, Postdam, Schloss Sanssouci (see J. Müller Hofstede, Jacques de Backer, Ein Vertreter der Florentinisch-Römischen Maniera in Antwerpen, Wallraf-Richartz Jahrbuch, XXXV, 1973, p. 237, fig. 13).
Several versions of this composition exist, one at the Kunstmuseum, Bern, Inv. no. 511 and one at the Wiesbaden Museum, Inv. no. M.40, both as Otto van Veen. Another version of this composition, also attributed to Otto van Veen, was offered Sotheby's Monaco, June 26 1983, lot 413.