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Property from a Dutch Private Collection
QUIRINGH GERRITSZ. VAN BREKELENKAM | A monk reading
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September 19, 04:37 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Dutch Private Collection
QUIRINGH GERRITSZ. VAN BREKELENKAM
Zwammerdam circa 1622/30 - after 1669 Leiden
A MONK READING
signed and dated lower right: Quierijn fecit . 1664
oil on oak panel
unframed: 45.4 x 36.4 cm.; 17⅞ x 14⅜ in.
framed: 60.2 x 52 cm.; 23¾ x 20½ in.
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In the family collection of the present owners since at least 1899.
The artist has signed the painting by using a pointed implement, possibly the end of his brush, to inscribe his name and the date in the wet paint.