LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

40.98 in. (104.10 cm.) (height) by 54.02 in. (137.20 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Signed Adriaen van Oolen and dated f. 1709 (cr)

Condition:

Frame rubbing. Glue relined. Scattered touches of inpaint throughout the sky and scattered in the birds. There is a dense varnish elsewhere, unable to detect further restoration under UV light. There are areas of abrasion in the foliage in the upper right quadrant and the upper left corner of the stone at the center right.

Provenance:

Sale: Christie's London, Old Master Pictures, July 9, 1999, lot 174, When this painting was offered at Christie's London on July 9, 1999, the catalogue noted that the attribution had been confirmed by Mr. Fred Meijer who had examined the painting in person.