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Abel Grimmer (Antwerp c. 1570-1618/9)
- A winter landscape with the Holy Family warming themselves by a fire, skaters and sledgers on a frozen river beyond

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Abel Grimmer (Antwerp c. 1570-1618/9)
A winter landscape with the Holy Family warming themselves by a fire, skaters and sledgers on a frozen river beyond
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • £30,000
  • ($44,700)
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    £30,000 - £50,000
  • ($44,640 - $74,400)

Sale Information

Sale 7633
Old Master & British Pictures (Day Sale)
3 December 2008
London, King Street





Lot Description

Abel Grimmer (Antwerp c. 1570-1618/9)
A winter landscape with the Holy Family warming themselves by a fire, skaters and sledgers on a frozen river beyond
oil on panel, laid down on panel
16 x 23 5/8 in. (40.6 x 60 cm.)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Notes

Reine de Bertier records a slightly smaller variant of this composition (panel, 31.5 x 44.5 cm.) in a private collection, Paris, that may have formed part of a small series of winter scenes (see R. de Bertier de Sauvigny, Jacob et Abel Grimmer, Brussels, 1991, p. 279, no. 8, fig. 144).

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