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Kerstiaen de Keuninck the Elder
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Kerstiaen de Keuninck the Elder
- Landscape with Pyramus and Thisbe
- signed lower right on the fountain: K. D. Keuninck
- oil on oak panel, the reverse with the brand of the Antwerp panel-maker's Guild and the maker's mark of an as yet unidentified Antwerp panel-maker active between 1619-1650, in the form of a six-pointed star
Provenance
Sale, Cologne, 1927;
H. Hoogendijk, Amsterdam, by 1927;
With Galerie Dr. Gottchewski - Dr. Schäffer, Berlin, by 1927;
Sale, Brussels, Galerie Fievez ('L'Aide Sociale'), 6-7 December 1935, lot 40, to Hoogendijk;
With D.A. Hoogendijk, Amsterdam, by 1936;
Sale, Brussels, Egmontpaleis, 6-7 July 1938, lot 40;
Mr. N. van der Haeghen, Zurich, 1965;
Anonymous sale, Lucerne, Galerie Fischer, 8 November 2006, lot 1007.
H. Hoogendijk, Amsterdam, by 1927;
With Galerie Dr. Gottchewski - Dr. Schäffer, Berlin, by 1927;
Sale, Brussels, Galerie Fievez ('L'Aide Sociale'), 6-7 December 1935, lot 40, to Hoogendijk;
With D.A. Hoogendijk, Amsterdam, by 1936;
Sale, Brussels, Egmontpaleis, 6-7 July 1938, lot 40;
Mr. N. van der Haeghen, Zurich, 1965;
Anonymous sale, Lucerne, Galerie Fischer, 8 November 2006, lot 1007.
Exhibited
Brussels, Musée Royal des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Exposition rétrospective du Paysage Flamand : XVIe, XVIIe, XVIIIe siècles, 8 September - 8 November 1926, no. 169;
Berlin, Galerie Gottschewski / Schäffer, Das Flämische Landschaftsbild des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts, 6 - 30 November 1927, no. 50;
Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, La peinture Flamande: Rubens et son temps, November 1936 - January 1937, no. 47;
Brussels, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Le Siècle de Rubens, 15 October - 12 December 1965, no. 138.
Berlin, Galerie Gottschewski / Schäffer, Das Flämische Landschaftsbild des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts, 6 - 30 November 1927, no. 50;
Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, La peinture Flamande: Rubens et son temps, November 1936 - January 1937, no. 47;
Brussels, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Le Siècle de Rubens, 15 October - 12 December 1965, no. 138.
Literature
A. Laes, 'Un paysagiste flamand de la fin du 16e siècle: Kerstiaen de Keuninck', in Mélanges Hulin de Loo, Brussels and Paris 1931, p. 228;
C. Sterling, 'Un tableau retrouvé de Kerstiaen de Keuninck', in Bulletin des Musées de France, vol. IV, 1932, p. 102;
C. Sterling, in La peinture Flamande: Rubens et son temps, exh. cat., Paris 1936, pp. 84 and 86;
J.A. Raczynski, Die flämische Landschaft vor Rubens: Beiträge zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der flämischen Landschaftsmalerei in der Zeit von Brueghel bis zur Rubens, Frankfurt-am-Main 1937, p. 64, reproduced fig. 29;
A.G. Roth, Die Gestirne in der Landschaftsmalerei des Abendlandes, Bern 1945, pp. 29, 205, 239 and 300;
Y. Thiéry, Le paysage flamand au XVIIe siècle, Paris and Brussels 1953, p. 183;
E.Y. Fechner, 'Kerstiaen de Keuninck i e Nederlandskiej pejsazj konsta XVI feke', in Trudy Gosudarstvennogo Ermitaga, I, Zapadno Evropejsko Iskusstvo, Moscow 1956, pp. 113-14, reproduced fig. 8;
P. Debrabandere, Geschiedenis van de schilderkunst te Kortrijk, 1400-1900, Kortrijk 1963, p. 47;
S. Bergmans, in Le Siècle de Rubens, exh. cat., Brussels 1965, p. 128, cat. no. 138;
A. Pigler, Barockthemen, vol. II, Budapest 1974, p. 223;
H. Devisscher, 'De landschapschilder Kerstiaen de Keuninck', in De Leiegouw, vol. XXVI, 1984, pp. 27-28, reproduced fig. 8;
H. Devisscher, 'Bijdrage tot de studie van de zestiende-eeuwse Vlaamse Landschapschilder Kerstiaen de Keuninck', in Gentse Bijdragen tot de Kunstgeschiedenis, vol. XXVI, Ghent 1981-84, pp. 112-13, 115 and 141-42, cat. no. G.12, reproduced p. 112, fig. 10;
Y. Thiéry, Les peintres flamands de paysages au XVII Siecle. Des Précurseurs a Rubens, Brussels 1986, p. 37;
H. Devisscher, Kerstiaen de Keuninck, Freren 1987, pp. 38-41, 43, 64, 89, 100 and 154-55, cat. no. A14, reproduced p. 155.
C. Sterling, 'Un tableau retrouvé de Kerstiaen de Keuninck', in Bulletin des Musées de France, vol. IV, 1932, p. 102;
C. Sterling, in La peinture Flamande: Rubens et son temps, exh. cat., Paris 1936, pp. 84 and 86;
J.A. Raczynski, Die flämische Landschaft vor Rubens: Beiträge zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der flämischen Landschaftsmalerei in der Zeit von Brueghel bis zur Rubens, Frankfurt-am-Main 1937, p. 64, reproduced fig. 29;
A.G. Roth, Die Gestirne in der Landschaftsmalerei des Abendlandes, Bern 1945, pp. 29, 205, 239 and 300;
Y. Thiéry, Le paysage flamand au XVIIe siècle, Paris and Brussels 1953, p. 183;
E.Y. Fechner, 'Kerstiaen de Keuninck i e Nederlandskiej pejsazj konsta XVI feke', in Trudy Gosudarstvennogo Ermitaga, I, Zapadno Evropejsko Iskusstvo, Moscow 1956, pp. 113-14, reproduced fig. 8;
P. Debrabandere, Geschiedenis van de schilderkunst te Kortrijk, 1400-1900, Kortrijk 1963, p. 47;
S. Bergmans, in Le Siècle de Rubens, exh. cat., Brussels 1965, p. 128, cat. no. 138;
A. Pigler, Barockthemen, vol. II, Budapest 1974, p. 223;
H. Devisscher, 'De landschapschilder Kerstiaen de Keuninck', in De Leiegouw, vol. XXVI, 1984, pp. 27-28, reproduced fig. 8;
H. Devisscher, 'Bijdrage tot de studie van de zestiende-eeuwse Vlaamse Landschapschilder Kerstiaen de Keuninck', in Gentse Bijdragen tot de Kunstgeschiedenis, vol. XXVI, Ghent 1981-84, pp. 112-13, 115 and 141-42, cat. no. G.12, reproduced p. 112, fig. 10;
Y. Thiéry, Les peintres flamands de paysages au XVII Siecle. Des Précurseurs a Rubens, Brussels 1986, p. 37;
H. Devisscher, Kerstiaen de Keuninck, Freren 1987, pp. 38-41, 43, 64, 89, 100 and 154-55, cat. no. A14, reproduced p. 155.
Condition
In overall good condition. The panel is formed of a large, single, uncradled plank, which is bowed. The paint surface is clean and the varnish is clear and even. The paint surface and impasto brushwork is well-preserved. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals very few, small retouchings, namely scattered along the left margin, in the foliage centre, upper left and upper right, and around the statues in the fountain, lower right. Offered in a plain ebonised wood 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."