Lot 27
  • 27

JOHANNES KLINKENBERG | The Schreierstoren, Amsterdam

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Johannes Klinkenberg
  • The Schreierstoren, Amsterdam
  • signed Klinkenberg lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 39 by 48cm.,15½ by 19in.

Provenance

Kunsthandel Bies, Eindhoven
Purchased from the above by the present in circa 1997

Literature

Willem Laanstra, Johannes Christiaan Karel Klinkenberg, 1852-1924. De meester van het zonnige stadsgezicht, Laren, 2000, no. 0/39-5, catalogued, p. 116, illustrated

Condition

The canvas has been relined. There are some scattered lines of fine craquelure in the sky, however not distracting. Inspection under ultra-violet light reveals an even layer of residual varnish and a few, minor, isolated spots of cosmetic retouching in the boats and trees in the lower left quadrant. Otherwise, this work is in good condition and is ready to hang. Presented in a decorative gilt frame with a grey inner slip.
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