Details
ADRIAEN VAN DE VENNE (DELFT 1589-1662 THE HAGUE)
Hoe Drolliger, Hoe Beter - en brunaille
indistinctly signed 'Adriaen [...] Venne' (lower centre)
oil on panel
1334 x 2514 in. (34.9 x 64.2 cm.)
inscribed 'ho drolliger hoe bete' (lower right)
Provenance
The Barons Talbot of Malahide, and by descent in the family to,
The Hon. Rose Talbot (1915-2009), Malahide Castle, Co. Dublin; Christie's, London, 12 March 1976, lot 69, pl. 17, where acquired by the present owners.
Literature
A. Plokker, Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne, 1589-1662: de grisailles met spreukbanden, Leuven, 1984, pp. 130-131, no. 46.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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