Lot Essay
Dr. Klaus Ertz dates the present composition to circa 1590-95 making it an early work in the artist's oeuvre (op. cit).
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A rocky river landscape with peasants and their goats by a path, a fortified dwelling beyond
Details
Joos de Momper II (Antwerp 1564-1635)
A rocky river landscape with peasants and their goats by a path, a fortified dwelling beyond
oil on panel
36.4 x 47.3 cm.
A rocky river landscape with peasants and their goats by a path, a fortified dwelling beyond
oil on panel
36.4 x 47.3 cm.
Provenance
Erasmus, Berlin, 1931.
Literature
K. Ertz, Josse de Momper der Jüngere (1564-1635), Freren, 1986, pp. 103, 106, fig. 58, and p. 464, no. 29.
Exhibited
Chemnitz, Städtisches Museum, Joos de Momper 1564-1635, organised by the Kunsthütte Chemnitz, 4 September-2 October 1927, no. 49.
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