Lot 6043 - ibid129 Old Master Paintings - online only - Wednesday, 28. September 2022, 01.00 PM
CLAES MOLENAER
(circa 1630 Haarlem circa 1676)
People enjoying the ice before a city gate. 1665.
Oil on panel.
Signed and dated lower right: K. Molenaer 1665.
55.7 × 74.5 cm.
Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland, probably since the 19th century.
Condition:
Oil on panel, consisting of two horizontal planks, verso with a horizontal wooden batten along the join. Paint surface well preserved, with fine craquelure. Slight colour abrasions along the edges. A small colour loss is visible lower right at the hat of the seated figure.
Under UV: some retouching visible in the sky. Further minor retouching in the foreground and on the figures. Varnsh fluoresces greenish.
Overall condition good.
Dimensions with frame: 71 × 89.5 cm.
Private collection, Switzerland, probably since the 19th century.
Condition:
Oil on panel, consisting of two horizontal planks, verso with a horizontal wooden batten along the join. Paint surface well preserved, with fine craquelure. Slight colour abrasions along the edges. A small colour loss is visible lower right at the hat of the seated figure.
Under UV: some retouching visible in the sky. Further minor retouching in the foreground and on the figures. Varnsh fluoresces greenish.
Overall condition good.
Dimensions with frame: 71 × 89.5 cm.
CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)
Sold for CHF 5 750 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.