Art du XVIIème siècle/17th century art

The Fisch Davidson Collection is one of the most important collections of Baroque art ever to appear on the market. Ten extraordinary works from the collection will be offered in a dedicated single owner sale at Sotheby’s, New York, in January 2023, during Masters Week. Including several masterpieces, the Fisch Davidson collection constitutes a spectacular ensemble that traces the development of the Baroque. Acquired over the course of almost thirty years, the collection’s profound quality reflects the rare combination of passion,... [Lire la suite]

Theodoor Rombouts  (Antwerp, 1597–Antwerp, 1637), Allegory of the Five Senses, 1632, Oil on canvas, MSK Ghent © www.artinflanders.be, photo Cedric Verhelst GHENT - On the occasion of the 225th anniversary of the MSK, we are presenting the first ever monographic exhibition on Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637), the virtuoso of Flemish Caravaggism. Rombouts was an established figure in the Antwerp art world. But although his painting was appreciated during his short life, the Antwerp Baroque gods Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)... [Lire la suite]

Lot 29. Nicolaes van Verendael (Antwerp 1640 - 1691), Still life of roses, tulips, Spanish jasmine, morning glories, carnations and other flowers in a glass vase on a ledge, signed lower right: n.v.verendael f, oil on canvas, 39 x 27.8 cm. Lot sold: 100,800 GBP (Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller & Co., 19 June 1913, lot 21 (as School of Jan... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 27. Jan van Kessel (Antwerp 1626 - 1679), Still life of tulips, roses, poppy anemones and an iris in a glass vase, signed lower right: J: V. kessel. fecit., oil on panel (including vertical additions of 2 cm. on the left and right margins), 52 x 36 cm. Lot sold: 453,600 GBP (Estimate: 120,000 - 180,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: With Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam, 1955;With A. Staal, Amsterdam;Dr.... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 27. Juan van der Hamen y León (Antwerp 1582 - 1647), Still life with a basket of fruit with two plates of fruit and birds, all on a stone ledge, signed and dated lower left: Juo Vander hamen fat./ .1622 a.os, oil on canvas, 57.6 x 100.3 cm. Lot sold: 277,200 GBP (Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Sotheby's, 13 December 1978,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. Jacob van Hulsdonck (Antwerp 1582 - 1647), Still life with a bunch of grapes and a peeled lemon on a ledge, signed lower left: IVHVLSDONCK·FE· (IVH in ligature), oil on oak panel, 26.9 x 39.2 cm.; 10⅝ x 15½ in. (including a horizontal strip of approx. 0.5 cm. on the lower margin). Lot sold: 100,800 GBP (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: With Galerie Arnot, Vienna, inv. no.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 20. Osias Beert the Elder (Antwerp (?) circa 1580 (?) - 1624), Still life of tulips and an apothecary's rose in a stoneware vase, irises and lilies in a glass vase, together with roses, lilies, anemones, pansies, larkspur, borage and love-in-a-mist in a wicker basket and an oriental lacquer basket, all upon a table-top with cabbage white and red admiral butterflies and a dragonfly, oil on oak panel, 95.7 x 119.7 cm.; 37⅝ x 47⅛ in. Lot sold: 882,000 GBP (Estimate: 400,000 -... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. Jacob van Hulsdonck (Antwerp 1582 - 1647), Still life of plums and peaches on a pewter plate, with plums, a peach and cherries, all on a table, signed lower left: IVHULSDONCK.FE (IVH in ligature), oil on copper, 27.8 x 35.1 cm.; 10⅞ x 13⅞ in. Lot sold: 315,000 GBP (Estimate: 120,000 - 180,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland;Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. Osias Beert the Elder (Antwerp (?) circa 1580 (?) - 1624), Still life of roses in an oriental lacquer and canework bowl, on a ledge with a butterfly and dragonfly, oil on oak panel, 43.1 x 57.6 cm.; 17 x 22¾ in. (including vertical strips of 2.7 and 5 cm. on the left and right margins, respectively); 46.3 x 65.9 cm.; 18¼ x 26 in. Lot sold: 630,600 GBP (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: Private... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 15. Floris Claesz. van Dijck (Delft 1575 – 1651 Haarlem), A uitgestald or ‘display piece’ still life of fruit and olives in various blue and white chinese export porcelain bowls, a Siegburg stoneware schnabelkanne, a bekerschroef silver-gilt rummer mount containing a berkemeijer conical rummer, a roemer, an upturned façon-de-Venise beaker with lion mask prunts, a stemmed flute, old and young cheese upon a pewter plate, a knife and various scattered fruits and nuts, all arranged upon a white... [Lire la suite]