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Jan van Kessel the Elder
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Jan Van Kessel the Elder
- Still life of fish in a harbor landscape, possibly an allegory of the element of water
- signed and dated lower right: J. V. Kessel f 1660
- oil on panel
Provenance
With Schoeman Galleries, New York;
Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.;
By whom sold, New York, Parke Bernet Galleries, 8 May 1957, lot 17.
Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.;
By whom sold, New York, Parke Bernet Galleries, 8 May 1957, lot 17.
Exhibited
Providence, 1964, no. 12;
New York, Finch College, A Loan Exhibition: Still Life Painters, Pieter Aertsen to George Braques, 1965, no. 60;
Red Bank, New Jersey, Monmouth Museum, The Spell of the Sea, 1965, no. 80;
New York, Finch College, 1966, no. 18;
New Orleans 1997, no. 25;
Baltimore 1999, no. 24.
New York, Finch College, A Loan Exhibition: Still Life Painters, Pieter Aertsen to George Braques, 1965, no. 60;
Red Bank, New Jersey, Monmouth Museum, The Spell of the Sea, 1965, no. 80;
New York, Finch College, 1966, no. 18;
New Orleans 1997, no. 25;
Baltimore 1999, no. 24.
Literature
New Orleans 1997, pp. 62-63, cat. no. 25, reproduced p. 63;
Baltimore 1999, p. 60, cat. no. 24, reproduced;
F.G. Meijer, "Fish Still Lifes in Holland and Flanders", in Fish Still Lifes by Dutch and Flemish Masters 1550-1700, L.M. Helmus ed., Utrecht 2004, p. 31, reproduced fig. 15;
K. Ertz and C. Nitze-Ertz, Jan van Kessel der Ältere 1626-1679; Jan van Kessel der Jüngere 1654-1708; Jan van Kessel der 'Andere' ca. 1620 - ca. 1661: kritische Kataloge der Gemälde, Lingen 2012, p. 236, cat. no. 277, reproduced.
Baltimore 1999, p. 60, cat. no. 24, reproduced;
F.G. Meijer, "Fish Still Lifes in Holland and Flanders", in Fish Still Lifes by Dutch and Flemish Masters 1550-1700, L.M. Helmus ed., Utrecht 2004, p. 31, reproduced fig. 15;
K. Ertz and C. Nitze-Ertz, Jan van Kessel der Ältere 1626-1679; Jan van Kessel der Jüngere 1654-1708; Jan van Kessel der 'Andere' ca. 1620 - ca. 1661: kritische Kataloge der Gemälde, Lingen 2012, p. 236, cat. no. 277, reproduced.
Condition
Panel is cradled, flat and stable. There is overall excellent retention of the paint surface and detail throughout. Under ultraviolet light: there are a few very small retouches in sky and clouds; a few on the large fish to right of center, and some in the lower right corner. Painting is presentable and can be hung as is.
In an elaborately carved and gilt wood frame with minor nicks.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Painted in 1660, this panel is typical of Jan van Kessel’s fish still life style, yet the composition is in fact the invention of Joris van Son, executed four years earlier in 1656. Van Son’s painting (sold London, Christie’s, 10 April 1987, lot 23) represented Water in a series depicting the Four Elements, as may originally have been the case for the present panel.