Lot No. 356


Cornelis Bega


Cornelis Bega - Old Master Paintings

(Haarlem c. 1632–1664)
Peasants on a village road,
oil on canvas, 48.5 x 57.9 cm, framed

Provenance:
J.S.W.S Erle Drax (according to a label and a wax seal on the reverse);
E.E. Sjöfalt, Stockholm, until 1967;
Bukowskis auction, Stockholm, 5 November 1975, lot 6

Literature:
M.A. Scott, Cornelis Pietersz. Bega, University of Michigan thesis, Ann Arbor, 1984, p. 286, no. 41a

The present painting is listed in the database of the RKD as Bega’s work, executed between 1654 and 1658.

The collector’s initials J.S.W.S stand for Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle-Drax, MP (1800–1887), later known as Erle Drax.

Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403

old.masters@dorotheum.com

21.10.2014 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 7,500.-
Estimate:
EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-

Cornelis Bega


(Haarlem c. 1632–1664)
Peasants on a village road,
oil on canvas, 48.5 x 57.9 cm, framed

Provenance:
J.S.W.S Erle Drax (according to a label and a wax seal on the reverse);
E.E. Sjöfalt, Stockholm, until 1967;
Bukowskis auction, Stockholm, 5 November 1975, lot 6

Literature:
M.A. Scott, Cornelis Pietersz. Bega, University of Michigan thesis, Ann Arbor, 1984, p. 286, no. 41a

The present painting is listed in the database of the RKD as Bega’s work, executed between 1654 and 1658.

The collector’s initials J.S.W.S stand for Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle-Drax, MP (1800–1887), later known as Erle Drax.

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: 21.10.2014 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 11.10. - 21.10.2014


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