Lot Essay
We are grateful to Fred Meijer for suggesting an attribution to Melchior d'Hondecoeter on the basis of photographs.
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A study of a helmetshrike on a branch
Details
Attributed to Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636-1695 Amsterdam)
A study of a helmetshrike on a branch
indistinctly signed with initials 'M.[d.H]' (lower right)
oil on panel
9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (23.1 x 18.4 cm.)
A study of a helmetshrike on a branch
indistinctly signed with initials 'M.[d.H]' (lower right)
oil on panel
9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (23.1 x 18.4 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Drouot, Paris, 24 March 1999, lot 33, as Dutch school, early 18th century.
with Bob Haboldt, New York, from whom acquired by the present owner in 1999.
with Bob Haboldt, New York, from whom acquired by the present owner in 1999.