Jan van Kessel II
(Antwerp 1654–1708 Madrid)
An Allegory of Earth,
signed lower right: I. V. Kessel,
oil on copper, 49.5 x 64.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Collection Christoph Bernhard Graf von Galen (1907–2002), Burg Dinklage, Lower Saxony, and Haus Assen, North Rhine-Westphalia;
Collection Ferdinand Graf von Galen (born 1935);
from whom acquired by the present owner
Literature:
K. Ertz, C. Nitze-Ertz, Die Maler Jan van Kessel, Lingen 2012, p. 395, no. 2a
The figures in the present work were painted by Abraham Willemsen (born 1605/10–1672 Antwerp).
While in the past the present painting used to be attributed to Jan van Kessel I, Ertz now assigns it to the oeuvre of Jan van Kessel the Younger. It is not possible to fit it into a chronological order, as only a few of the artist’s works are dated.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
old.masters@dorotheum.com
25.04.2017 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 45,000.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 40,000.- to EUR 60,000.-
Jan van Kessel II
(Antwerp 1654–1708 Madrid)
An Allegory of Earth,
signed lower right: I. V. Kessel,
oil on copper, 49.5 x 64.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Collection Christoph Bernhard Graf von Galen (1907–2002), Burg Dinklage, Lower Saxony, and Haus Assen, North Rhine-Westphalia;
Collection Ferdinand Graf von Galen (born 1935);
from whom acquired by the present owner
Literature:
K. Ertz, C. Nitze-Ertz, Die Maler Jan van Kessel, Lingen 2012, p. 395, no. 2a
The figures in the present work were painted by Abraham Willemsen (born 1605/10–1672 Antwerp).
While in the past the present painting used to be attributed to Jan van Kessel I, Ertz now assigns it to the oeuvre of Jan van Kessel the Younger. It is not possible to fit it into a chronological order, as only a few of the artist’s works are dated.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
old.masters@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 25.04.2017 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 15.04. - 25.04.2017 |
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