Emporium | Premier Auction
Fri, Mar 22, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 959
Meindert Hobbema
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Dutch, 1638–1709)
A Wooded River Landscape, signed lower right on structure "Hobbema", two wax seals verso, oil on oak panel, 12-3/4 x 16-3/4 in.; wood frame, 19-3/4 x 23-7/8 in.
Provenance: Sotheby's London: July 9, 1998, Lot 296, sold for $39,402 (accompanied by facsimile of catalog page); Private Collection, Knoxville, TennesseeNote:The text from the Sotheby's auction catalog states, "We are grateful to Dr. Christopher Wright, who has inspected this picture in the original, for confirming that it is an early work by Hobbema. It is similar in several aspects, and in particular the handling of the trees, to one of Hobbema's very few dated works, a painting dated 1659 on a panel of practically identical size as the present picture, sold in these rooms, 12 December 1978, lot 100."
