LOT DETAILS
Materials:
oil on oak panel
Size Notes:
Antwerp circa 1608 - in or after 1666 Bergen op Zoom
Edition:
The panel seems to be nice, stable and flat; a horizontal baton has been glued to its reverse all along the lower edge. The painted surface seems to be in reasonably good condition. Tiny discoloured retouchings can be seen in the sky area and in the water. The painted surface is covered with a matt varnish layer. A diagonal surface scratch of circa 4 cm can be seen in the central part of the sky towards the top edge. UV: the varnish layer fluoresces almost completely showing extensive small retouchings to the sky and water areas. Frame: brown veneer wooden frame.
Description:
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Markings:
signed and dated lower right: JS choeff 16(46?) (JS in ligature)
Condition:
The panel seems to be nice, stable and flat; a horizontal baton has been glued to its reverse all along the lower edge. The painted surface seems to be in reasonably good condition. Tiny discoloured retouchings can be seen in the sky area and in the water. The painted surface is covered with a matt varnish layer. A diagonal surface scratch of circa 4 cm can be seen in the central part of the sky towards the top edge. UV: the varnish layer fluoresces almost completely showing extensive small retouchings to the sky and water areas. Frame: brown veneer wooden frame. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.
Literature:
H.-U. Beck, Knstler um Jan van Goyen, Doornspijk 1991, vol. IV, p. 404, cat. no. 1139b.
Provenance:
Anonymous sale, Cologne, Lempertz, 24 May 1982, lot 166 (with pendant, lot 167); Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 22 March 1984, lot 94 (with pendant), for $17,600 to Green; Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 18 November 1985, lot 131 (with pendant); Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 11 December 1986, lot 62 (with pendant).