Adriaen van Ostade (Haarlem 1610-1685)
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Adriaen van Ostade (Haarlem 1610-1685)

A mendicant with a walking stick under an archway, travellers by an inn beyond

Details
Adriaen van Ostade (Haarlem 1610-1685)
A mendicant with a walking stick under an archway, travellers by an inn beyond
signed 'Av. Ostade.' ('Av' linked, lower right)
oil on oak panel
11 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (28.9 x 22.5 cm.)
Provenance
(Probably) Edward Solly, London; his sale, Messrs. Foster and Son, London, 22 March 1834, lot 158.
(Probably) The Hon. Mrs John Ashley; (†) Christie’s, London, 31 May 1907, lot 46 (210 gns. to Sackville Gallery).
(Probably) The Right Hon. Lord Amherst of Hackney; Sotheby’s, London, 12 December 1908, lot 35 (32 gns.).
Sir Leon Bagrit, and by descent to,
Private collection, New England.
Literature
(Probably) J. Smith, A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters, etc., IX, 1842, p. 102, no. 75.
(Probably) C. Hofstede de Groot, A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch painters of the seventeenth century, etc., III, London, 1910, p. 179, no. 122.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
Sale room notice
Please note that this picture is signed 'Av. Ostade.' ('Av' linked, lower right), and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

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