Extensive river landscaoes with capriccio of classical ruins

Details

Carl Ferdinand Fabritius (1637-1673)
Extensive river landscaoes with capriccio of classical ruins
signed 'C. Fabriti..in./fecit' and signed and dated 'C. Fabritius 16..' (lower right and lower left respectively)
oil on canvas
13 x 15¾ in. (33.2 x 40.5 cm.) and 12 7/8 x 16 in. (32.6 x 40.7 cm.)
two (2)

Provenance

Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, 5 November 1976, lot 113, as dated 1651
R. Martinsen, Malmö.

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Lot Essay

Little is known about the artist. Born in Warsaw, he settled in Vienna where he became court painter to the Emperor Leopold I. If the date was indeed 1651, the present picture would be an early work by the artist after he settled in Vienna.

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