Jan Frans van Bloemen, called l'Orizzonte

With David Koetser, Zurich, by 1974;
Anonymous sale, Bern, Galerie Stuke, 1 December 2016, lot 2019.

A. Busiri Vici, Jan Frans Van Bloemen. Orizzonte e l'origine del paesaggio romano settecentesco, Rome 1974, unpaginated, cat. no. 149, reproduced.

In overall good condition. The canvas is lined, the paint surface is clean and the varnish is clear and even. No damages are visible to the naked eye. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals some retouchings, most notably in the sky above the church tower centre left, scattered in the bush behind the figures lower centre, scattered in all three tree trunks and their leaves, and in the lower right-hand corner. There are further spots scattered in the sky, mountains and village. Offered in a carved and gilt wood frame in good condition.
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Busiri Vici notes that this view is unusual within Van Bloemen's œuvre, commenting that it almost certainly depicts an actual location in the Ciociaria region.