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Willem de Heusch
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Willem de Heusch
- Italianate landscape with shepherds
- signed lower right on the rock: GDHeusch: f
- oil on panel
Provenance
Possibly the Duke of Sutherland, Stafford House, London;
Alfred Brod, prior to 1964.
Alfred Brod, prior to 1964.
Exhibited
Providence, 1964, no. 11;
New York, Finch College, 1966, no. 17;
New Orleans 1997, no. 24;
Baltimore 1999, no. 23.
New York, Finch College, 1966, no. 17;
New Orleans 1997, no. 24;
Baltimore 1999, no. 23.
Literature
New Orleans, 1997, pp. 60-61, cat. no. 24, reproduced;
Baltimore, 1999, p. 58, cat. no. 23, reproduced.
Baltimore, 1999, p. 58, cat. no. 23, reproduced.
Condition
Panel is uncradled and beveled on all four sides. Overall there is excellent retention of the paint surface with beautiful detail throughout landscape, foliage and figures. Some minor scuffing at extreme edges from rubbing of frame. Under a very slightly yellowed varnish. Under ultraviolet light: there are one or two tiny retouches in upper sky; otherwise nothing fluoresces. This painting is in overall excellent condition and can be hung as is.
In a faux ebony black wood frame.
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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
Willem de Heusch specialized in Italianate landscapes in the style of Jan Both with whom he is likely to have trained. De Heusch is thought to have traveled in Italy around 1640, but was back in Utrecht by 1649 where he is recorded as a dean of the Guild along with Both and Cornelis Poelenburch.
The idyllic setting of the present composition, with spindly trees and boulders lining a pathway which winds towards a hillside beyond, all aglow in golden light, is characteristic of the work of the artist. De Heusch often signed his paintings using the initial G, short for Guillaume or Guglielmo, the italianized form of his first name.
A red wax seal on the reverse of the painting may bear the arms of the Lindenfels of Strasburg.