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Adriaen de Gryef
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 EUR
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Description
- Adriaen de Gryef
- A wooded landscape with huntsmen and their hounds on the banks of a lake, an abundance of dead game in the foreground
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Mrs. Cecil Raikes;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 29 June 1962, lot 67 (as by Jan Weenix).
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 29 June 1962, lot 67 (as by Jan Weenix).
Condition
The catalogue illustration is a little too yellow, but otherwise representative for the actual painting.
The canvas has a slightly stiff relining, which has flattened the paint surface a little but. The paint layer is fairly abraded, mainly in the greenish tones in the background, but the animals and dead game have been well-preserved. Some scattered retouchings are visible along the edges, in the foliage and trees in the background, in the horseman and coat of the figure in the foreground. The paint surface is under a slightly dirty layer of varnish. Inspection under Ultra-Violet light confirms the aforesaid, and reveals more extensive retouchings throughout, but not in the hunting still life.
Offered in a decorative carved wood and plaster gilt frame, with a few losses. (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
A similar, signed version with slight differences and much smaller in size (46 by 60 cm.) was sold, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 7/9 December 1966, lot 352.