Jan Bijlert
(Utrecht 1597/98–1671)
Bacchanal,
signed lower centre: J. Bijlert fec.,
oil on canvas, 171 x 221 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private collection, Vienna
In terms of typology and colouring, this painting is related to a depiction of St. Sebastian executed by Bijlert in 1624 and now preserved in the collection of the Counts von Harrach, Rohrau (Lower Austria). Another work by Jan Bijlert closely resembling the present composition, an Allegory of the Five Senses, was sold at Christie’s, Paris, on 22 June 2006 as lot 22.
We are grateful to Paul Huys Janssen, who confirmed the authenticity of the present painting on the basis of high-resolution photographs.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at
17.10.2017 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 45,000.- to EUR 55,000.-
Jan Bijlert
(Utrecht 1597/98–1671)
Bacchanal,
signed lower centre: J. Bijlert fec.,
oil on canvas, 171 x 221 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private collection, Vienna
In terms of typology and colouring, this painting is related to a depiction of St. Sebastian executed by Bijlert in 1624 and now preserved in the collection of the Counts von Harrach, Rohrau (Lower Austria). Another work by Jan Bijlert closely resembling the present composition, an Allegory of the Five Senses, was sold at Christie’s, Paris, on 22 June 2006 as lot 22.
We are grateful to Paul Huys Janssen, who confirmed the authenticity of the present painting on the basis of high-resolution photographs.
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: | 17.10.2017 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 07.10. - 17.10.2017 |