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Pieter van Bloemen
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Pieter Van Bloemen
- Roman landscape with figures and animals in front of the Temple of Vesta
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Harald Petri, Antwerp;
Sale, Amsterdam, Frederick Muller, 30 November 1926, lot 73 (as by Lingelbach);
A. Cohen (from a label on the reverse);
Anonymous sale ("Property of a Private Collector"), New York, Sotheby's, 15 January 1987, lot 35;
There acquired by the present collector.
Sale, Amsterdam, Frederick Muller, 30 November 1926, lot 73 (as by Lingelbach);
A. Cohen (from a label on the reverse);
Anonymous sale ("Property of a Private Collector"), New York, Sotheby's, 15 January 1987, lot 35;
There acquired by the present collector.
Condition
The canvas is relined. Overall this picture presents well to the naked eye.UV light reveals some scattered retouches in the lower right quadrant as well as in the lower middle and a couple along the lower left. These are isolated and mostly applied for reinforcement and not meant to repair significant damages. The sky is very well preserved and there is a slightly opaque varnish which when cleaned and replaced will brighten the picture. In a carved 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
The temple at the center of this painting is most probably the one which stood near Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. A drawing of the structure by the artist is in the British Museum, London.1 The building has been known variously as the Temple of Portunus, the Temple of the Cybele, or the Temple of Vesta. By van Bloemen's time it had been transformed into the Roman Catholic church of Santa Maria del Sole.
1. See A.M. Hind, Catalogue of Drawings by Dutch and Flemish Artists preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, 1923, col. II, p. 85, no. 1, inv. no. 1920.4.20.12.
1. See A.M. Hind, Catalogue of Drawings by Dutch and Flemish Artists preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, 1923, col. II, p. 85, no. 1, inv. no. 1920.4.20.12.