As has become tradition, for my "jubilee" blog posts I offer you what may be a real bargain (so far, all turned out to be a dud in the saleroom, so take this one for what's it worth...)
Constanty, auction house from Limoges, France, sells on 27 june 2015 a "Dutch School, ca. 1700" rest of the hunters scene, 107 by 128 cm, estimated at 5,000 to 6,000 Euro.
It reminds me very strongly of the work of Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668), a pre-eminent Haarlem painter. Auctions rooms are stuffed full with "follower of Wouwerman" second- or third-rate paintings, but this is a very good one.
Lempertz sold in 2012 the above smaller Wouwerman (36 by 40cm only) for 317,200 Euro. So you can guess what the above painting would be worth if it was a pure original Wouwerman... It probably isn't, though. Faces aren't Wouwermans strong point, but in the one for sale, certainly considering its scale, they simply are too weak. But even so, it looks like a very good follower of Wouwerman (or a weak Wouwerman), and should be worth more than the estimate.
The above painting from the
Dulwich Picture Gallery is very close to the one for sale here. Again, at 47 by 64 cm it is a lot smaller though.
UPDATE: apparently not sold, as it is listed on an
auction aftersale site.
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