Lot Essay
A similar composition by the studio of David Teniers II was with Eigenberger, Vienna, 1927 (according to a photostat at the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague).
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The Sense of Smell
Details
Follower of David Teniers II
The Sense of Smell
oil on panel
27 x 22.7 cm.
The Sense of Smell
oil on panel
27 x 22.7 cm.
Provenance
G.W. Taylor Esq., 1823.
with W.E. Duits, London.
with Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam, by 1931.
Looted by the Nazi authorities, July 1940.
Recovered by the Allies, 1948.
in the custody of the Dutch Government.
Restituted in February 2006 to the heir of Jacques Goudstikker.
with W.E. Duits, London.
with Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam, by 1931.
Looted by the Nazi authorities, July 1940.
Recovered by the Allies, 1948.
in the custody of the Dutch Government.
Restituted in February 2006 to the heir of Jacques Goudstikker.
Literature
J.A. Smith, A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish and French painters, London, 1829-42, III, p. 385, no. 480, as David Teniers.
C. Wright, Paintings in Dutch Museums. An Index of Oil Paintings in Public Collections in The Netherlands by Artists born before 1870, London, 1980, p. 448, as school of David Teniers II.
Old Master Paintings: An illustrated summary catalogue, Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst (The Netherlandish Office for the Fine Arts), The Hague, 1992, p. 289, no. 2545, illustrated.
C. Wright, Paintings in Dutch Museums. An Index of Oil Paintings in Public Collections in The Netherlands by Artists born before 1870, London, 1980, p. 448, as school of David Teniers II.
Old Master Paintings: An illustrated summary catalogue, Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst (The Netherlandish Office for the Fine Arts), The Hague, 1992, p. 289, no. 2545, illustrated.
Exhibited
Bemmel, City Town Hall of Bemmel, on loan.
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