Lot 156: Jan Baptist Weenix (Amsterdam 1621-c. 1660 Huis ter Mey) La raison du plus fort: Two dogs fighting over meat oil on canvas 54 ¼ x 80 3/8 in. (137.9 x 204.2 cm.)

Name: Jan Baptist Weenix (Amsterdam 1621-c. 1660 Huis ter Mey) La raison du plus fort: Two dogs fighting over meat oil on canvas 54 ¼ x 80 3/8 in. (137.9 x 204.2 cm.)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 3a34d4c891

Est: £40,000 GBP - £60,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 05, 2019

Item Overview

Description

Jan Baptist Weenix (Amsterdam 1621-c. 1660 Huis ter Mey)
La raison du plus fort: Two dogs fighting over meat
signed and dated 'Gio. Batta : weenix / 1649' (lower right)
oil on canvas
54 ¼ x 80 3/8 in. (137.9 x 204.2 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Jan Baptist Weenix

Provenance

Van der Stralen, Malines (according to a label on the reverse).
Mathilde Bonaparte, princesse de San Donato (1820-1904); (†) Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 17-21 May 1904.
Achille Fontaine-Flament (1836-1912), and by descent.
Art Market, France.

Auction Details

Old Masters Day Sale

Christie's

July 05, 2019, 10:30 AM BST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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