Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Bartholomeus Molenaer
Barn interior with peasants preparing a pig carcass
Lot Closed
March 24, 03:39 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Bartholomeus Molenaer
Haarlem circa 1618 - 1650
Barn interior with peasants preparing a pig carcass
traces of signature on the table lower centre
oil on oak panel
unframed: 48.3 x 64.6 cm.; 19 x 25 3/8 in.
framed: 60.5 x 82 cm.; 23 7/8 x 32 1/4 in.
With J. Leger & Son, London and Brussels, by 1932 (as Isaac van Ostade);
Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Art & Antiques Group (AAG), 9 November 1998, lot 49 (erroneously as on canvas), where acquired for the Wieg collection.
Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Art & Antiques Group (AAG), 9 November 1998, lot 49 (erroneously as on canvas), where acquired for the Wieg collection.
Brother of Jan Miense Molenaer (1610-68) and Klaes Molenaer (1626/29-76), Bartholomeus lived in Haarlem with Jan Miense almost all his life. He is mostly renowned for lively genre scenes such as the present work. The choice of subject - the butchering of a pig - depicts a crucial moment of rural life usually associated with the autumnal months.