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Lot 169
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Pieter Mulier the Younger, called il Tempesta

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Pieter Mulier the Younger, called il Tempesta
  • A moonlit scene with a shepherd and shepherdess resting with their herd beside a lake
  • oil on canvas, oval

Provenance

Private collection, Belgium;
Anonymous sale, London, Phillips, 13 May 1986, lot 74;
Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, 11 January 1995, lot 255.

Condition

The canvas has an old wax relining that has somewhat flattened the paint surface which is secure under a yellowed varnish. Inspection under UV revelas some scattered retouchings most notably in the darks. Offered in a stained wooden octagonal frame in good condition.
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