Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Attributed to Pieter Casteels III
A fox attacking chickens in a park
Lot Closed
March 24, 02:16 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Pieter Casteels III
Antwerp 1684 - 1749 Richmond
A fox attacking chickens in a park
Pen and grey ink and point of the brush and grey wash over traces of black chalk, within pen and brown ink framing lines;
bears attribution in pen and grey ink on the mount, lower left: P. Casteels
159 by 200 mm
With Alfred Scharf;
sale, London, Christie's, 8 June 1995, lot 20;
Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 12 November 1996, lot 150
sale, London, Christie's, 8 June 1995, lot 20;
Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 12 November 1996, lot 150
A Flemish painter and engraver, Pieter Casteels III is best known for his flower paintings, and depictions of birds and game. He spent the majority of his career in England, where he became an active member of the London art establishment, working as a printmaker, textile designer and still life painter.