Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2507Location: BostonDate / Time: May 21, 2010 12:00PM
Description:
Dutch School, 17th Century
Panoramic River Valley with Wayfarers and Villagers
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 12 7/8 x 17 in. (32.8 x 43.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, surface grime.
Estimate $1,500-2,000
The painting has been heavily varnished. There are old repairs, consolidation, and retouch, and a possible abrasion lower right. There appears to be red underlay, visible especially in the sky, that may indicate an Italian origin.