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Lot 6035 - ibid146 Old Master Paintings - online only - Wednesday, 25. September 2024, 02.00 PM

PHILIP VAN KOUWENBERGH

(1671 Amsterdam 1729)
Still life with flowers, butterflies and a snail.
Oil on canvas.
57.3 × 44.9 cm.

Provenance:
- London, Christie's, 18.2.1998, Lot 216, as Circle of Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer.
- European private collection.

The painting is archived at RKD, The Hague.


Oil on canavs, lined. Paint surface with a network of craquelure. Individual colour losses and retouching in the background visible. The snail was probably added later. Colour abrasions along the edges.Under UV: Retouching on the still life elements visible. Varnish appears irregular in fluorescent green.Frame: 79 × 66.4 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)


Sold for CHF 4 000 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.