Lot Essay
When sold in 1972 the present lot was recorded as having once been accompanied by certificates from M.J. Friedländer, dated 20-VII-1912; and Dr. W. Bode dated 30 August 1912 as by Jan Steen.
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The Wrath of Ahasuerus
Details
Jan Havickz. Steen* (1626-1679)
The Wrath of Ahasuerus
indistinctly signed 'JSteen' [JS linked]
oil on canvas
32 x 38in. (81.3 x 96.5cm.)
The Wrath of Ahasuerus
indistinctly signed 'JSteen' [JS linked]
oil on canvas
32 x 38in. (81.3 x 96.5cm.)
Provenance
Probably Dr. Goldsmith; sale, Paris, Feb. 27, 1869, (2000 francs), (according to Hofstede de Groot).
Comte Potocki; his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 8, 1885, lot 49.
with P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1939.
Anon. Sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, Sept. 12, 1957.
Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, July 17, 1970, lot 177 (2,600gns. to de Wilt).
Anon. Sale, Paul Brandt, Amsterdam, Nov. 14, 1972, lot 13.
Comte Potocki; his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 8, 1885, lot 49.
with P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1939.
Anon. Sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, Sept. 12, 1957.
Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, July 17, 1970, lot 177 (2,600gns. to de Wilt).
Anon. Sale, Paul Brandt, Amsterdam, Nov. 14, 1972, lot 13.
Literature
C. Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonné, etc., I, 1907, p. 13, no. 19.
K. Braun, Alle tot nu toe bekende schilderijen van Jan Steen, 1980, p. 130, no. 301.
K. Braun, Alle tot nu toe bekende schilderijen van Jan Steen, 1980, p. 130, no. 301.