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Pieter Molijn (1595-1661)
Peasants resting by a Track in the Dunes, with Travellers approaching from a wooded outcrop near a farm
signed and dated lower left PM(linked)olijn fec/1640, oil on panel
40.3 x 62.5 cm (including wooden strips of 0.5 cm added at all sides)
Peasants resting by a Track in the Dunes, with Travellers approaching from a wooded outcrop near a farm
signed and dated lower left PM(linked)olijn fec/1640, oil on panel
40.3 x 62.5 cm (including wooden strips of 0.5 cm added at all sides)
Provenance
W. Leath; Sale, Shropham Hall, Norfolk, March 1831, as Jan van Goyen, where acquired by Thomas Preston, Wymondham, Norfolk (according to a label on the reverse)
Anon. Sale, Mak van Waay Amsterdam, 17 December 1968, lot 152, with ill.
Anon. Sale, Paul Brandt Amsterdam, 14 November 1972, lot 10, with col.ill.
R. Schöpke, Frauenfeld; Sale, Sotheby's London, 11 December 1985, lot 154, with ill. (sold ¨ 5.720)
Anon. Sale, Mak van Waay Amsterdam, 17 December 1968, lot 152, with ill.
Anon. Sale, Paul Brandt Amsterdam, 14 November 1972, lot 10, with col.ill.
R. Schöpke, Frauenfeld; Sale, Sotheby's London, 11 December 1985, lot 154, with ill. (sold ¨ 5.720)
Exhibited
Chur, Bündner Kunstmuseum, Sammlung R + E Schöpke - Flämische und Niederländische Malerei des 17. Jahrhundert, 5 September-14 November 1976, with ill.