Descriptif du lot
The attribution has been confirmed by Mr Fred Meijer from the RKD, The Hague on the basis of photographs (verbal communication, 12 February 2010).
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Chickens and a cockerel in a farmyard
Details
Joannes Fijt (Antwerp 1611-1661)
Chickens and a cockerel in a farmyard
with signature 'J. Fijt . f.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
118.6 x 154.5 cm.
Chickens and a cockerel in a farmyard
with signature 'J. Fijt . f.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
118.6 x 154.5 cm.
Provenance
Lord Clinton, Heanton Satchville; Sotheby's, London, 31 January 1951, lot 145.
Dr. H. A. Wetzlar, Amsterdam, 1952, and by descent to the present owners.
Dr. H. A. Wetzlar, Amsterdam, 1952, and by descent to the present owners.
Literature
M.J. Friedländer, Collection Dr. H. Wetzlar, Amsterdam, 1952, p. 12, no. 32, ill.
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Présenté par
Leanne Visser