Description:
Attributed to Jan Miel (Flemish, 1599-1663)
Fallen Tree
Bears inscription "Jean Miel..." l.l., numbered "108" l.r., with a collector's stamp
"PM" within an oval l.r., inscribed "Jan Miel..." in pencil on the reverse.
Charcoal on laid paper with unidentified watermark, 4 1/16 x 7 9/16 in. (10.3 x 19.1 cm),framed.
Condition: Creasing, soiling, hinged at top two corners to backing mat.
Provenance: Ex-collection of Mathias Polakovits (Hungarian/French, 1921-1987),Sotheby's London, Old Master Drawings, April, 22, 1998, Sale LN8226, Lot 329.
Estimate $400-600
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