Sebastiaan Vrancx
(Antwerp 1573–1647)
The Month of November,
inscribed on the reverse: November,
oil on panel, 26.3 x 37 cm, framed
The present painting is an early work by Sebastiaan Vrancx. Here the artist shows the influence of the Brueghel family, especially Pieter Brueghel I and his son Pieter Breughel II. The composition shows woodcutters returning from a day’s work which represents the Month of November. The painting once formed part of a cycle of the Twelve Months. In this series each painting showed the ‘Labours of the Month’ and comprised of twelve panels.
Two compositions of the months of January and September, featuring identical dimensions, are now preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
old.masters@dorotheum.com
25.04.2017 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 35,000.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 30,000.- to EUR 50,000.-
Sebastiaan Vrancx
(Antwerp 1573–1647)
The Month of November,
inscribed on the reverse: November,
oil on panel, 26.3 x 37 cm, framed
The present painting is an early work by Sebastiaan Vrancx. Here the artist shows the influence of the Brueghel family, especially Pieter Brueghel I and his son Pieter Breughel II. The composition shows woodcutters returning from a day’s work which represents the Month of November. The painting once formed part of a cycle of the Twelve Months. In this series each painting showed the ‘Labours of the Month’ and comprised of twelve panels.
Two compositions of the months of January and September, featuring identical dimensions, are now preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
old.masters@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 25.04.2017 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 15.04. - 25.04.2017 |
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