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Herman Saftleven
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Herman Saftleven
- Travelers by a river with ruins above, an extensive landscape beyond
- signed and dated on the rock in the left foreground HSaftleven/ 1634
- oil on panel
Provenance
Louis Durr (1821-1880), New York;
By whose Estate given to The New York Historical Society in 1882 (1882.77);
Their sale, New York, Sotheby's, January 12, 1995, lot 3.
By whose Estate given to The New York Historical Society in 1882 (1882.77);
Their sale, New York, Sotheby's, January 12, 1995, lot 3.
Condition
The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com , an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.
The condition of this painting is extremely good. The panel is made from a single piece of oak which is unreinforced on the reverse. The panel is flat and the paint layer is stable. The only retouches are visible under ultraviolet light in a few spots in the sky, applied to diminish some predictable graininess which has developed over time. There are no retouches of any note in the foreground. The picture should be hung as is.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present painting is one of the earliest securely dated landscape paint🧸ings by the artist and comes at the very be♏ginning of his career.
For a similar composition, see Sotheby's Mon💎aco, June 25, 1984, lot 3308, as cir꧑cle of Bartolomeus Breenburgh.
Saftleven is recorded as in Utrecht from 1633 wh🐲en he married Anna van Vliet; he remained there for most of his life with trips of indeterminate length along the Moselle and the Rhine about twenty years later. He visited Basel and remained for a short time in Elberfeld.