Lot 136: Cornelis van Haarlem (Haarlem 1562-1638) The Prodigal Son among the harlots oil on panel, marouflaged 46 1/8 x 26 7/8 in. (117.3 x 68.1 cm.)

Cornelis van Haarlem (Haarlem 1562-1638)
The Prodigal Son among the harlots
signed with artist's monogram and dated 'CH 1607.' (lower centre, on the wine-cooler)
oil on panel, marouflaged
46 1/8 x 26 7/8 in. (117.3 x 68.1 cm.)

(Probably) Seger Tierens (1657-1743), The Hague; his sale (†), The Hague, 23 July 1743 (=1st day), lot 118 (20 florins).
with Dr. Arno Siegfeld (1884-1951), Berlin.
Confiscated at the Philippins & Co. storage depot, Amsterdam, by the German authorities following the occupation of The Netherlands; Van Marle & Bignell, The Hague, 27 January 1942, lot 31, where acquired by Van Rijn (Katz, Dieren).
Acquired for the planned Führermuseum, Linz, no. 3776;
Recovered by Monuments, Fine Art and Archives Section, Munich Central Collecting Point, 5 July 1945 (MCCP no. 2650);
Transferred to the Stichting Nederlands Kunstbezit (SNK), 27 October 1947;
Restituted to Arno Siegfeld, 29 January 1949.
with P. de Boer, Amsterdam, until 1997, where acquired by the present owner.