(1629 Antwerp 1670)

Tavern scene with card players.

Oil on panel.

51.6 × 75.8 cm.

Provenance:
- collection Carl Geldner, Basel, at least since 1910.
- Kunsthaus Pro Arte, Basel, 1947.
- swiss private collection, since 1947.
- by descent, swiss private collection.

Exhibited:
Exposition universelle et internationale de Bruxelles, Palais du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, 1910.

Condition:
Oil on panel. Panel made of one plank, in very good condition. On the reverse wear marks and traces of former wax seals. Paint surface in good condition with a network of craquelure. Sporadic wear, colour abrasion and colour losses visible,
particularly along the edges. Minimal superficial stain in the upper half.
Under UV: Partly minor retouching in the background. Varnish appears in fluorescent green.
Overall in very good condition.
Dimensions with frame: 73,2 × 95,5 cm.