Lot 178: Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Nicolaes Moeyaert (Amsterdam 1592/3-1655)
Christ and the Woman of Samaria
oil on panel
49.2 x 71.2 cm.

Rotterdam, Kunsthal, Jezus in de Gouden Eeuw , 9 September 2000-7 January 2001, p. 102, illustrated.

with Bernard Houthakker, Amsterdam, 1975.
with Schlichte Bergen, Amsterdam, 1977.
with Andrew Wieg, Amsterdam, circa 1978-89.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 22 May 1992, lot 155.
Anonymous sale; Dorotheum, Vienna, 10 June 1997, lot 228.

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
The present lot is accompanied by a letter, dated 30 March 1982 from Dr. Astrid Tümpel, confirming the attribution to Moeyaert on the basis of a photograph.