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Joos van Craesbeeck
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description
- Joos van Craesbeeck
- An interior of an inn with a peasant smoking a pipe and a soldier drinking, other figures smoking and drinking in the background
- signed with initials centre right: C B
- oil on panel, remains of the Antwerp panel maker's mark on the reverse
Condition
The catalogue illustration is representative for the actual painting. The panel consists of two planks, joined horizontally. The panel is slightly bowed and slightly bevelled on all sides. The join has been reinforced with 8 battons on the reverse. A thin split is visible to the front along the join, and there's a minor dent to the lower right. Otherwise, no damages seem to be apparent. The paint surface is in fair condition, and particularly the brushwork in the highlights is beautifully preserved. A few discoloured retouchings are visible in the background, in the wall centre left, and in the standing figure. Strengthening can be observed in the seated figures in the background, in the standing figure and in the walls around the doorway. The thick yellowed varnish layer fluoresces completely under ultra violet light. Offered in a plain gilt wood frame in good condition. (MW).
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In a letter to the present owner, dated 16 October 2007, Dr. Karolien De Clippel confirms the attribution to Craesbeeck on the basis of first-hand inspection. According to her the signature is very characteristic and fully authentic. She dates the painting to 1636/37, the period in which Craesbeeck still shows a close relationship to his teacher Adriaen Brouwer (1605/6-1638). The strong claire-obscure in this work also fits this date and she compares it to his Quarrel at the basement of an inn, in the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp (inv. no. 731).1
1. See K. De Clippel, Joos van Craesbeeck (1605/6- ca.1660), een Brabants Genreschilder, Turnhout 2006, vol. I, p. 232, cat. no. A92, reproduced vol. II, p. 517, no. 92.