Shepherds resting in a rocky landscape

Details

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (Haarlem 1621/22-1683 Amsterdam)
Shepherds resting in a rocky landscape
signed 'Berchem.f.' (lower left)
oil on panel, laid down on panel
38 x 31.5 cm.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 30 October 1979, lot 9, where acquired by the present owners.

Special Notice

“ ! ”: Lot is imported from outside the EU. For each Lot the Buyer’s Premium is calculated as 37.75% of the Hammer Price up to a value of €30,000, plus 31.7% of the Hammer Price between €30,001 and €1,200,000, plus 22.02% of any amount in excess of €1,200,000.

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Lot Essay

The attribution has been confirmed by Marijke de Kinkelder, formerly of the RKD, The Hague, who dates the picture to c. 1680. She pointed out that the right half of a painting sold at Sotheby's, New York, 9 October 1980, lot 87, is a pastiche after the present composition.

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