Lot 273: Willem van Leen , Dordrecht 1753 - 1825 Delfshaven Still life with a basket of flowers, a bird's nest and a songbird, all arranged on a marble plinth, the city of Rotterdam beyond, with the tower of the Laurenskerk; Still life with a basket of fruit

Name: Willem van Leen , Dordrecht 1753 - 1825 Delfshaven Still life with a basket of flowers, a bird's nest and a songbird, all arranged on a marble plinth, the city of Rotterdam beyond, with the tower of the Laurenskerk; Still life with a basket of fruit
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: ryu80ivvrf

Est: £40,000 GBP - £60,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 04, 2008

Item Overview

Description

a pair, each bears signature lower right, the former: G. Van Spaendonck the latter: G. Van Spaendonk both oil on oak panel

Dimensions

measurements note each: 49.5 by 62.4 cm.; 19 1/2 by 24 1/2 in.

Artist or Maker

Willem van Leen

Notes

PROPERTY FROM A DECEASED'S ESTATE
We are grateful to Fred G. Meijer for proposing the attribution to Willem van Leen, an artist active in Delfsheven (now part of Rotterdam), and for suggesting that these works are particularly good examples of his work from the 1790s.

Auction Details

Old Master Paintings Day Sale

Sotheby's

December 04, 2008, 12:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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