Lot 3203 - A174 19th Century Paintings - Friday, 18. September 2015, 05.00 PM
BAREND CORNELIS KOEKKOEK
(Middelburg 1803–1862 Kleve)
Mountainous river landscape at dawn, with castle ruins and travellers. 1854.
Oil on panel.
Signed lower left: B. C. Koekkoek 1854. Verso authentication and seal from the artist.
51 × 71.5 cm.
Provenance:
Swiss private collection.
We are grateful to Dr. Jan M. M. de Meere for confirming the attribution of this landscape painted on a mahogany panel, on the basis of a photograph, and for designating it as a particularly high–quality example of Barend Cornelis Koekkoek’s artistic skill. Dr. de Meere also confirmed the authenticity the artist’s authentication label on the reverse. It states the following: "Deze schilderij, voorstellende Een rivier met rotsachtige oevers waarop Burgruïnen bij Morgenstond is geschilderd in het jaar 1854 door den ondergeteekenden B.C. Koekkoek" (This landscape with rocky banks and a castle ruin on the heights at dawn was painted in 1854 by the undersigned B. C. Koekkoek).
Swiss private collection.
We are grateful to Dr. Jan M. M. de Meere for confirming the attribution of this landscape painted on a mahogany panel, on the basis of a photograph, and for designating it as a particularly high–quality example of Barend Cornelis Koekkoek’s artistic skill. Dr. de Meere also confirmed the authenticity the artist’s authentication label on the reverse. It states the following: "Deze schilderij, voorstellende Een rivier met rotsachtige oevers waarop Burgruïnen bij Morgenstond is geschilderd in het jaar 1854 door den ondergeteekenden B.C. Koekkoek" (This landscape with rocky banks and a castle ruin on the heights at dawn was painted in 1854 by the undersigned B. C. Koekkoek).
CHF 25 000 / 35 000 | (€ 25 770 / 36 080)
Sold for CHF 126 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.