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Joos de Momper
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Joos de Momper
- Winter landscape with a caravan of pack donkeys passing through a town, two farmers and their pigs in the foreground
- oil on oak panel, a fragment
Provenance
With Galerie de Boer, Amsterdam.
Literature
K. Ertz, Josse de Momper the Younger (1564 – 1635), Freren 1986, pp. 277 and 605, cat. no. 517, reproduced p. 276, fig. 317 (as a fragment, and where dated to 1610-1620).
Condition
The panel is made up of three vertical pieces, cradled.
There are four splits visible in the recto: one beginning upper right, another beginning mid left, then one that runs horizontally across the centre of the panel, and a smaller split beginning lower right margin. All of these have been repaired and the restoration has slightly discoloured so is visible to the naked eye.
The paint surface is very dirty. Thick paint is preserved in the background and in the foreground snow, but there is minor wear in the middle ground especially in the donkeys.
Inspection under ultraviolet light shows a very opaque varnish that makes old restoration hard to detect. However, one can see the restoration along all splits, as well as some very old spot retouchings in the snowy path and in the sky, and along the lower margin.
This lot is offered in a plain wood frame, with some loosening at the corners, but structurally sound.
"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 figures are the work of another hand, probably from the workshop or following of Jan Brueghel.