Dutch School, mid-17th Century
A fallen eagle in a mountainous landscape, a huntsman beyond
Lot Closed
April 29, 01:59 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Dutch School, mid-17th Century
A fallen eagle in a mountainous landscape, a huntsman beyond
oil on canvas
81 x 66.5 cm.; 31⅞ x 26⅛ in.
Sale, Amsterdam, 4 November 1919, lot 69 (as Hendrik ten Oever);
Sale, Amsterdam, 25 January 1921, lot 792 (as Hendrik ten Oever);
Sale, Amsterdam, A. Mak, 13 November 1923, lot 98a (as Hendrik ten Oever);
C. Wijnen, Eindhoven, by 1955 (as School of A. Cuyp);
Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby Mak van Waay, 15 May 1984, lot 13 (as School of A. Cuyp);
Sale, The Hague, Glerum, 13 November 1995, lot 74 (as attributed to G. Camphuysen);
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby’s Olympia, 5 July 2005, lot 494 (as Dutch School, 17th century).
Sale, Amsterdam, 25 January 1921, lot 792 (as Hendrik ten Oever);
Sale, Amsterdam, A. Mak, 13 November 1923, lot 98a (as Hendrik ten Oever);
C. Wijnen, Eindhoven, by 1955 (as School of A. Cuyp);
Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby Mak van Waay, 15 May 1984, lot 13 (as School of A. Cuyp);
Sale, The Hague, Glerum, 13 November 1995, lot 74 (as attributed to G. Camphuysen);
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby’s Olympia, 5 July 2005, lot 494 (as Dutch School, 17th century).
The skyline visible in the background of this work bears some similarity to that of Dordrecht, particular in the form of the tower, which resembles that of the Grote Kerk. It is probably for this reason that the painting was formerly attributed to Aelbert Cuyp, who spent his career in that city, and within an extensive oeuvre produced a small number of works depicting a similar subject, such as the hunting scene in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin (inv. no. 861K).1