Lot No. 56


Jan van Bijlert


Jan van Bijlert - Old Master Paintings

(Utrecht 1597/98–1671)
A shepherdess,
oil on canvas, 99 x 77 cm, framed

Provenance:
sale, Christie’s, London, 3 February 1922, lot 128 (as Terbrugghen);
sale, Christie’s, London, 20 July 1925, lot 142 (as P. Moreelse);
sale, Glückselig, Vienna, 16 March 1927, lot 428 (as Terbrugghen);
sale, Helbing, Munich, 24–25 May 1928, lot 384 (as Terbrugghen);
Galerie H. Abels, Cologne, 1932;
sale, Lempertz, Cologne, 27 June 1974, lot 348;
sale, Christie’s, London, 8 December 1989, lot 51 (as Jan van Bijlert);
Private collection, Bavaria

Literature:
P. Huys Janssen, Jan van Bijlert, Catalogue Raisonné, Amsterdam/Philadelphia, 1998, p. 134, cat. no. 92, and p. 263, fig. 52.

Bijlert had specialised in depictions of half-length figures of shepherds and shepherdesses. The present painting is a characteristic example of the art of Utrecht Caravaggism. It dates from the period around 1625/30 and was thus painted immediately after Van Bijlert’s return from Italy. The artist made use of Caravaggio’s chiaroscuro, produced by a refined handling of light.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at

19.04.2016 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 20,000.-
Estimate:
EUR 15,000.- to EUR 20,000.-

Jan van Bijlert


(Utrecht 1597/98–1671)
A shepherdess,
oil on canvas, 99 x 77 cm, framed

Provenance:
sale, Christie’s, London, 3 February 1922, lot 128 (as Terbrugghen);
sale, Christie’s, London, 20 July 1925, lot 142 (as P. Moreelse);
sale, Glückselig, Vienna, 16 March 1927, lot 428 (as Terbrugghen);
sale, Helbing, Munich, 24–25 May 1928, lot 384 (as Terbrugghen);
Galerie H. Abels, Cologne, 1932;
sale, Lempertz, Cologne, 27 June 1974, lot 348;
sale, Christie’s, London, 8 December 1989, lot 51 (as Jan van Bijlert);
Private collection, Bavaria

Literature:
P. Huys Janssen, Jan van Bijlert, Catalogue Raisonné, Amsterdam/Philadelphia, 1998, p. 134, cat. no. 92, and p. 263, fig. 52.

Bijlert had specialised in depictions of half-length figures of shepherds and shepherdesses. The present painting is a characteristic example of the art of Utrecht Caravaggism. It dates from the period around 1625/30 and was thus painted immediately after Van Bijlert’s return from Italy. The artist made use of Caravaggio’s chiaroscuro, produced by a refined handling of light.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 19.04.2016 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 09.04. - 19.04.2016


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