Hendrik van Steenwijck the Younger Antwerp 1580 - 1649 London

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

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Description

Hendrik van Steenwijck the Younger
a still life of olives on a pewter plate, a pewter jug, apples on a pewter plate, a pomegranate, a knife and a glass, together with a herring on a stoneware plate, bread on a pewter plate, a flute of wine, oysters on a pewter plate, a bread roll, and an onion, all on a draped table in front of an open cupboard with bottles, a silver gilt tazza and other objects
oil on panel

Condition

"The following condition report has been provided by Henry Gentle, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. The oak panel is stable. The paint surface is stable also, although the horizontal wood grain is raised and there has been some paint loss along the ridges. Blistering to the paint surface is evident and restoration is present in these areas. Abrasion to the paint surface has occurred and reduced by retouching e.g. the table cloth, the interior of the cupboard and the brown panelling. Removal of the varnish would improve the tonality."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

Catalogue Note

We are grateful to Fred G. Meijer for endorsing the attribution to Hendrik van Steenwijck the Younger. Still lifes by Van Steenwijck are rare: only two are known, one dated 1642 in the Martin-von-Wagner-Museum, Wurzburg, and another in Schloß Ludwigsburg, near Stuttgart.

Van Steenwijck painted several versions of St. Jerome in his Study, in which he often placed objects in open cabinets or on shelves, reminiscent of the present still life; see for example the one in the Kurpfälzisches Museum, Heidelberg (inv. no. G1665).