Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Lodewijk de Vadder
A wooded landscape with peasants resting
Lot Closed
March 24, 02:09 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Lodewijk de Vadder
Brussels 1605 - 1655
A wooded landscape with peasants resting
signed with monogram lower right: LDV
oil on oak panel
unframed: 50 x 62.3 cm.; 19 5/8 x 24 1/2 in.
framed: 66.5 x 79.7 cm.; 26 1/8 x 31 3/8 in.
Mr. Wildman of Thursford, Norfolk;
Sale, London, Christie's, 15 June 1882, lot 67 (as Artois and Teniers), for 4 1/2 Guineas, to James Colquhoun on behalf of James Ewing;
James Ewing;
Ian Hamilton Lowood, Melrose;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 8 July 1977, lot 116;
Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Lady'), London, Christie's, 14 July 1978, lot 22, where acquired for the Wieg collection.
Sale, London, Christie's, 15 June 1882, lot 67 (as Artois and Teniers), for 4 1/2 Guineas, to James Colquhoun on behalf of James Ewing;
James Ewing;
Ian Hamilton Lowood, Melrose;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 8 July 1977, lot 116;
Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Lady'), London, Christie's, 14 July 1978, lot 22, where acquired for the Wieg collection.
There is no record of Lodewijk de Vadder’s education, but it is known that he came from a family of painters, and it is thought that he first studied with his brother, Philippe. Lodewijk spent his entire life in Brussels and built a successful career as a landscapist, being appointed to produce the city tapestry cartoons in 1644. He collaborated with, among others, David Teniers the Younger (1610-90), who often painted the figures in his landscapes, and his works bear many similarities to those of Jacques d’Arthois (1616-86), a Brussels painter of the same generation. Indeed, the present work was previously attributed to these last two artists.