Salomon Rombouts

Frederick C. Stoop, West Hall, Byfleet;
By whose Trustees sold, London, Christie's, 19 October 1951, lot 8 (as by S. Rombouts), for 100 Guineas, to W. Sabin;
Anonymous Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 15 November 1983, lot 34 (as Willem Kool), for 80,000 Dutch Florins;
Mr H. D. Pierson, Laren.

The stable support appears to consist of four horizontal panels cradled on the reverse. The paint surface is secure and in good condition with brushwork, details and impasto generally well preserved. Inspection under UV light reveals some old retouching work along the four panel joins and in the clouds, which is discernible to the naked eye it also reveals minor work scattered throughout the lower half. Offered in a stained wood frame in good condition.
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The church spire to the left of this composition appears in a number of Salomon Rombouts' paintings, including the signed works sold London, Christie's, 13 December 1996, lot 272 and Vienna, Dorotheum, 3 December 1968, lot 109. It is however likely that this and the grand building in the far distance of the current work are imagined rather than topographical.