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Circle of Wolfgang Heimbach
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Wolfgang Heimbach
- Interior of a house with a woman and two men eating at a table, a sleeping man beside a bed being woken by a maid beyond
- indistinctly signed and dated on the chair lower right:.........fecit 1650
- oil on canvas
Condition
The canvas has been relined and the paint surface is secure and in good overall condition. The canvas has an old 4 cm extension along the left edge. There is a diagonal 10 cm repair running down from above the head of the sleeping man. Otherwise there are no major damages and only minor scattered retouchings throughout.
"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
Although the signature is no longer legible, this canvas clearly shows the influence of the work of the German painter Wolfgang Heimbach (circa 1615 – after 1678), who painted a number of very similar interiors with social gatherings, notably those in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg of 1648, or that in the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen of 1651.1 By this latter date Heimbach had returned from a trip to Rome between 1645–46, and was working in Bohemia before heading to Oldenburg and thence to Copenhagen, where he worked at the court of Frederick III of Denmark.
1. B. Nicholson, ed. L. Vertova, Caravaggism in Europe, vol. III, Milan 1989, plates 1606 and 1612.