Lot 166
- 166
Studio of Frans Snyders
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Frans Snyders
- Still life of artichokes, grapes and a melon in a basket, a hung peacock, roebuck and grouse, together with a parrot and a monkey, a cat jumping through a window beyond
- oil on canvas
- 66 1/4 x 47 1/2 inches
Provenance
Chevalier Jean-Paul de la Valette, who married Gertruyde van Snyders (possibly a descendant of the painter) in 1762, and who bought Burg Sülz near Cologne;
Thence by descent to their grandson, Philipp de la Valette St. George, who married Baroness Franziska von Broe zu Diepenbend, Heiress of Haus Auel in the Siegerland, and who brought the picture to Schloß Auel to hang in the Jagdzimmer;
Thence by descent to Baroness Tatiana de la Valette St. George, by whom removed from Schloß Auel and sold, London, Sotheby's, July 11, 2002, lot 144 (as Frans Snyders and Studio).
Thence by descent to their grandson, Philipp de la Valette St. George, who married Baroness Franziska von Broe zu Diepenbend, Heiress of Haus Auel in the Siegerland, and who brought the picture to Schloß Auel to hang in the Jagdzimmer;
Thence by descent to Baroness Tatiana de la Valette St. George, by whom removed from Schloß Auel and sold, London, Sotheby's, July 11, 2002, lot 144 (as Frans Snyders and Studio).
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.
This work is well restored, and perhaps only the varnish needs adjustment. The canvas has an English glue lining. The condition seems to be very good. One can certainly see that the condition is very healthy by the still life in the lower left and lower right, as well as the hanging animals and birds. There are no significant damages and only a few restorations.
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"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
Catalogue Note
At the time of the 2002 sale (see Provenance), Fred G. Meijer of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie in The Hague confirmed the present painting to be a work by Frans Snyders, with some studio assistance. Since then, another version of this composition has come to light in the reserve collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and has been studied further by Drs. Meijer; he now believes that picture to be entirely by the hand of Snyders and most probably the prime version of the composition. He now considers the present work to have been painted largely by an artist in Snyders' studio, possibly Paul de Vos (1595-1678).