Monday 25 February 2019

Good lots at Wendl (part 1)

Wendl, from Germany, sells on 2 March 2019 a large selection of Old Master paintings, often with low estimates. I've selected a few that caught my eye.

Lot 3663 is a Dutch still life, ca. 1700, estimated at only 280 Euro.

It is close to the work of someone like Martinus Nellius (died 1719) or the slightly earlier Harmen Loeding (ca. 1637 - ca. 1673, example via RKD).

The lot for sale should fetch 800 to 1,000 Euro without any problems.

I have trouble finding an artist for lot 3819, but at 750 Euro it is a bargain in any case, as a late 17th or early 18th century Flemish painting, a good example of the post-Rubens, more sentimental style which is a lot less popular (and important),  but still interesting enough.

Lot 3852 is described as an "unsigned genre painting, 19th century", and estimated at 800 Euro.

It is a good but fragmentary old copy (probably 17th century) of an Adoration of the Shepherds, known from a version in the Royal Castle in Warsaw. If it had been complete, it would have been worth 1,500 to 2,000 Euro, but as it stands, the estimate is probably about right. Still, a rather incorrect description for this one.

Tomorrow: three further paintings from the same auction.

UPDATE; the first sold for 14,000 (280 est.), the second for 7,000 (750 estimate), and the third for 1,100 Euro (800 est)

4 comments:

  1. 3819: Abraham Janssens
    https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/1-1------------------------------Previou/904A53DAC15D9F3B

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  2. Thank you! I did look at Abraham Janssens, but somehow missed this work. With your pointer, I found the original, by Abraham Janssens, at the Schleissheim palace in Munich. https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artist/abraham-janssens/hl-magdalena

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  3. Lot 3663 result 14.000 euro !!!

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    1. Wow, I saw quality but I didn't see it going for that much. I even wondered if I wasn't blogging about too obvious, banal paintings instead of picking only the top lots... Thanks, it's always great to know the results for these.

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