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Jan van Kessel the Elder
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Jan Van Kessel the Elder
- Still life of peaches, plums, grapes and a lemon, with a crab, a lobster, and a glass roemer, on a partly draped table
- signed and dated lower left: J...Kessel 1653
- oil on oak panel
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, A. Mak, 18 March 1918, lot 266, for 1,800 guilders;
Private collection, New York;
Mrs James W. Bell;
Her sale, New York, Kende Galleries, 12 March 1943, lot 45,
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 21 June 1968, lot 115.
Private collection, New York;
Mrs James W. Bell;
Her sale, New York, Kende Galleries, 12 March 1943, lot 45,
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 21 June 1968, lot 115.
Condition
The panel is derived from a single, uncradled plank, which is flat and stable. The paint surface is relatively clean and the varnish is clear and very slightly uneven. The ground is visible in the more thinly-painted areas of the background. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals spot retouching in the upper half of the painting, mainly along horizontal lines in the upper left and upper right corners. There is also a horizontal line of retouching, measuring approx. 3 cm. along the lower left margin below the crab. In good overall 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."
Catalogue Note
This composition by Van Kessel is based on Jan Davidsz. de Heem's Still Life with a Roemer of 1652 in the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen.1 A second version by Van Kessel, also signed and dated 1653, is in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux.2 We are grateful to Fred G. Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for endorsing the attribution upon inspection of the painting in person and for informing us that it will appear under cat. no. A148 in his forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the works of Jan Davidsz. de Heem, as a copy by Jan Van Kessel the Elder after De Heem's original composition in Copenhagen.
1. See The Royal Museum of Fine Arts. Catalogue of Old Foreign Paintings, Copenhagen 1951, p. 123, cat. no. 293.
2. See K. Ertz and C. Nitze-Ertz, Die Maler Jan van Kessel: Jan van Kessel der Ältere: 1626–1679; Jan van Kessel der Jüngere: 1654–1708; Jan van Kessel der 'Andere': ca. 1620–ca. 1661; Kritische Kataloge der Gemälde, Lingen 2012, p. 288, cat. no. 463, reproduced.