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49 - Pieter van Bloemen
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Pieter van Bloemen (Flemish, 1657-1720) Driving the Herd oil on canvas signed V. Bloemen and dated **81 (lower right) 29 x 38 in. (73.7 x 96.5 cm) Property of a California Collector This lot is located in Chicago. Framed: 39 1/4 x 48 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is lined; networks of craquelures throughout; what appears to be a repaired t-shaped tear extends along the left edge, accompanied by inpainting visible under normal viewing conditions; one small paint loss in the lower left corner; small spots of inpainting scattered throughout the sky, also visible under normal viewing conditions; under a highly reflective varnish. Under UV light: the thick varnish layer prohibits viewing of older inpainting; small spots of inpainting within the sky; inpainting along the possible repaired tear on the left side; inpainting to the body of the black horse on the right; one small spot of inpainting to the brown horse in the center; additional small to medium sized areas of inpainting scattered throughout the foreground. Additional images available upon request. Provenance: Private Collection, Paris. Thence by descent. Private Estate, San Rafael, California Bonhams Los Angeles, The Elegant Home, sale of November 14, 2017, Lot 664. Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
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Old Master and 19th Century European Art, Including Works from the Collection of Ambassador J. William Middendorf IIAuction house
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