The painting repeats the composition of a work commissioned from Sir Anthony van Dyck in 1632 by the Stadholder Frederik Hendrik of Orange, which hung in the Binnenhof (The Hague), now located in the collections at Schloss Weissenstein, Pommersfelden. Victor Wolfvoet II was a dealer as well as a painter, and is known to have produced copies after the foremost painters of his day, including both van Dyck and Sir Peter Paul Rubens.
We are grateful to Dr. Bert Schepers for proposing the attribution on the basis of photographs and for his kind help with cataloguing the present lot.
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The painting is executed on a uniformly thin copper sheet that has been secured to a modern wood support with metal and plastic mounts. The sheet is uneven. There are a number of splits visible, including a 3/4 inch long split at the left upper edge. The paint layer is stable and is under a varnish that has slightly yellowed with age. There is blanching to the lower right quadrant. Under natural light, a repaired puncture in the upper right quadrant is evident. There is a C-shaped repaired damage at the center upper edge with associated retouchings. There are visible retouchings to the aforementioned splits and scattered minor restorations. A few fine, short scratches are evident throughout. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms the aforementioned repairs and further scattered retouchings. An uneven opaque varnish impedes further inspection. The painting can be hung in its present state, but its appearance would likely be enhanced following a survace cleaning and revarnishing. The work is offered with a carved gilt wood frame.
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Lot 49Sale 20997
Amarillis and MirtilloVICTOR WOLFVOET II (ANTWERP 1612-1652)Estimate: USD 20,000 - 30,000
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