Philips Wouwerman

A hunting scene, "Hawking party", attributed to Philips Wouwerman, is for sale at Kaminski, in a fine auction that also has a very good picture by Belgian 19th century painter Florent Willems and a demi-nude by Firmin Baes.

The Wouwerman is very dirty, so it's hard to see whether it is a real one or not. It certainly looks comparable in style to his work, though not as fine as his best works. Then again, his best works sell for over $1 million, while this one is only valued at $2,000 to $4,000 and bidding starts at $1,000. Even if it would turn out to be a follower of Wouwerman, it still seems fairly good value for money, and I can easily see ths make $5,000 instead. A much smaller but better preserved "atributed to Wouwerman" was sold for $25,000 at Christie's in 2009. The Kaminski sale is on 28 December.

UPDATE: sold for $2,100.