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The Four Elements: An Allegory of Earth and Water; and An Allegory of Air and Fire
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Pieter van Avont (Mechelen 1600-1652 Antwerp), Isaac van Oosten (Antwerp 1613-1661), and Attributed to Jan van Kessel I (Antwerp 1626-1679)
The Four Elements: An Allegory of Earth and Water; and An Allegory of Air and Fire
oil on panel
21 x 18 1/8 in. (53.3 x 46.4 cm.)
a pair (2)
The Four Elements: An Allegory of Earth and Water; and An Allegory of Air and Fire
oil on panel
21 x 18 1/8 in. (53.3 x 46.4 cm.)
a pair (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 July 1976, lot 14, as 'Pieter van Avont' (unsold).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 July 1980, lot 84, as 'Pieter van Avont and Jan van Kessel'.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 19 January 1982, lot 31, as 'Pieter van Avont and Isaac van Oosten'.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 July 1980, lot 84, as 'Pieter van Avont and Jan van Kessel'.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 19 January 1982, lot 31, as 'Pieter van Avont and Isaac van Oosten'.
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