Bartholomeus van Bassen

An interior of a Gothic cathedral with figures

Lot Closed

October 22, 03:26 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a West Coast Private Collection

Bartholomeus van Bassen

Antwerp circa 1590 - 1652 The Hague

An interior of a Gothic cathedral with figures

signed and dated on the pillar at right: B v Bassen / 1650

oil on panel

panel: 18 by 24¼ in.; 45.5 by 61.6 cm.

framed: 24⅞ by 31⅜ in.; 63.2 by 79.7 cm.

Anonymous sale, Lucerne, Galerie Fischer, 27-28 August 1929, lot 28;
Anonymous sale, Geneva, Hôtel President, 18 May 1986;
Anonymous sale, Geneva, Hapsburg, Feldman, S.A., 18 June 1989, lot 81050;
There acquired.

B.G. Maillet, Intérieurs d'églises 1580–1720. La peinture architecturale des écoles du nord, Brussels 2012, p. 213, cat. no. M-0212, reproduced.

Signed and dated 1650, this church interior by Bartholomeus van Bassen dates to the end of the his career. A characteristic work by the artist, this panel shows a vast interior space animated by several figures and abounding with ornamental and architectural elements.