Monday, 18 May 2015

"Flemish School" might be a Hondecoeter

At Segre, auction house in Madrid, they sell on 19 May 2015 a "Flemish School, 17th century" picture of fowl, 106 by 30 cm, estimated at 4,000 Euro.

It is a very good painting in the style of Melchior de Hondecoeter. The very same hoopoe can be found in a "Studio of Hondecoeter" for sale at Sotheby's in 2014 for an estimated $40,000 to $60,000 (but not sold). Other birds, especially the cock, are pure Hondecoeter as well. While lacking the brilliance of a real Hondecoeter, it is a good example of "Studio" or "Circle" of Hondecoeter, and should be worth a lot more (20,000 Euro?)

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