Property from a Private Collection

Georg Hinz

Still life with an elaborate silver gilt standing cup, a basket of fruit, and a glass wine jug upon a partly draped table

Lot Closed

December 5, 02:36 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection

Georg Hinz

Altona 1630/31 - 1688 Hamburg

Still life with an elaborate silver gilt standing cup, a basket of fruit, and a glass wine jug upon a partly draped table

oil on canvas

unframed: 102 x 80.5 cm.; 40 1/8 x 31 3/4 in.

framed: 114.9 x 96 cm.; 45 1/4 x 37 7/8 in.

The canvas is lined, the paint is slightly dirty, and the varnish is clear and even. In raking light it is possible to discern some retouchings scattered through the background to restored damages including to the two upper corners which appears to have been made up. There is a slight degree of wear visible in the dark background where the brown ground has started to become more visible. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals the opaque varnish beneath which some older retouchings are visible, including to the aforementioned areas in the background, and to a diagonal line in the right-hand side of the fruit basket approx. 18 cm. long. Some more recent retouchings are found scattered in and around the sculpture of the child and in the background around the base of the vessel, as well as scattered in the shadows below the ledge lower left. There are also small retouchings scattered around the female figure at the top of the standing cup.

The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

J. Wattrang (d. 1724), Marieberg, Grödinge;
Rudbeck collection, Edsberg, 1829;
Anonymous sale, Cologne, Lempertz, 22 November 1973, lot 68, for DM. 19,000;
Anonymous sale, Stockholm, Bukowski, 5-8 November 1975, lot 26;
Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Private Collector'), London, Sotheby's, 28 October 1999, lot 66, where acquired by the present owner.

K. Bastian, Georg Hinz und sein Stillebenwerk, Hamburg 1984, no. WV18, reproduced.