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Pieter de Bloot
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pieter De Bloot
- A pedlar and an old woman
- signed lower right: P. De. Bloot
- oil on oak panel
- 27.5 x 21 cm
Provenance
With D. Komter, Amsterdam, by 1921;
His sale, Amsterdam, Mak, 9 March 1926, lot 14;
In the collection of the present owner's family probably since at least the 1960s.
His sale, Amsterdam, Mak, 9 March 1926, lot 14;
In the collection of the present owner's family probably since at least the 1960s.
Exhibited
Amsterdam, Mak, Tentoonstelling collectie kunsthandel D. Komter, 1–22 September 1924, no. 11.
Literature
Beeldende Kunst, vol. IX, no. 3, January 1922, cat. no. 20, reproduced.
Condition
The painting appears to be in very good condition, with no extant damages or loss of paint. The catalogue illustration is representative. The panel remains flat and in a good stable condition, with no supportive structure on the verso. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals a very opaque and discoloured varnish overall, as well as a small number of minor retouchings. These retouchings are predominantly strengthening in the left hand figure's hat, in the fur around his neck and in the shadows in the centre of his cape. There are a small number of further minor scattered strengthenings to the silhouette of the two figures and in the draperies. Otherwise the painting appears to be very well preserved and would respond well to cleaning. Held in a gilt 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. 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 work was originally one of a pair of paintings – the other sold Cologne, Lempertz, 26 October 1926, lot 238. Copies of both, traditionally attributed to Pieter Jansz. Quast, are in the Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig.1
1. Inv. no. 299; see Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Die holländischen Gemälde, Braunschweig 1983, pp. 162–63, inv. no. 299, reproduced.