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Nicolaes Lachtropius
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Nicolaes Lachtropius
- Still life of flowers in an ornate vase on a marble ledge draped with a cloth trimmed with gold braid
- signed and dated upper left: N. Lachtropius / Ano 1668.
- oil on canvas
Provenance
With Xaver Scheidwimmer, Munich, from whom acquired.
Condition
In overall very good condition. The canvas is relined, the paint surface is clean and the varnish is clear and even. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals careful and sensitively-rendered retouching to some of the darks around the silhouettes of some of the flowers, and a more recent patch of retouching, measuring approx. 2 x 3 cm. in the drape to the lower right of the vase. Offered in a dark wood Dutch-style frame in very good condition.
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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
Lachtropius painted forest-floor still lifes in the style of Otto Marseus van Schrieck, but his better-known flower still lifes such as this one are strongly orientated towards those of Willem van Aelst and Hendrik de Fromantiou from the same time. A similar picture, dated a year earlier, is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.1
1. Inv. no. SK-A-771; see P.J.J. van Thiel, All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1976, p. 332, cat. no. A 771.