LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

canvas: 23½ by 18? in.; 69.7 by 47.2 cm.

Description:

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Markings:

signed and dated lower right: CH 1622

Condition:

framed: 29¾ by 23 in.; 75.6 by 58.4 cm. The canvas has an old relining and is stable. The paint layer has flattened somewhat, though the colors remain vivid. There is a thin varnish which has become slightly uneven over time and could be refreshed. The pattern of the canvas is visible in some of the shadowed areas where the paint has thinned, but it isn't distracting. Under ultraviolet light the uneven varnish is more evident and a few restorations flouresce, mostly along the edges but there are a couple of pinpoint retouchings in the figures. None of these are visible to the naked eye. The painting overall retains a bright tone and is offered in a carved wood frame.

Literature:

P. J. J. van Thiel, Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Doornspijk, 1999, cat. no. 177, reproduced pl. 267, pp. 138 and 363.

Provenance:

Sir James Williams-Drummond, Hawthorden Castle, Lasswade, Midlothian, 1960; By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 19 April 1972, lot 28; Benjamin Rowland (1935-2018), Cambridge, Massachusetts; By whom anonymously sold, Robert W. Skinner, Inc., Boston, 15 May 1985, lot 89 (as unsigned); There acquired.