Lot 9
  • 9

Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt
  • Boy in a window with a birdcage
  • oil on panel
  • 4 x 3 inches

Provenance

With Deborah Gage, London, 2012;
From whom acquired by the present collector.

Condition

The painting is in good condition and is ready to hang immediately. The panel is flat and stable, made up of a single vertical board, beveled on all four edges. The paint surface clean beneath a clear varnish with strong details. Inspection under UV reveals some possible strengthening to his jacket and older retouching here and there to the background and the niche. There are a few finely applied flecked retouches to his face and hand. Offered in a simply carved dark wood frame.
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