Lot 88A
  • 88A

Attributed to Matthias Withoos Amersfoort 1627-1703 Hoorn

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Matthias Withoos
  • Song Birds, Butterflies, Thistles, Flowers, and Reptiles by a Stream
  • oil on canvas
  • 19 by 13 7/8 in.
  • 48.2 by 34.9 cm.

Condition

Old lining. The canvas is now slightly buckling at center. The paint surface is very thin, particularly to the brown background. Very fine craquelure to surface. Under UV light: the most recent inpainting is visible at center, between the great leaves; older inpainting may be obscured by the opaque varnish.
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