The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Details

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (Amsterdam 1621-1674)
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
oil on panel
24.6 x 29.4 cm.

Provenance

with Gebroeders Douwes, Amsterdam, 1947, where purchased by the father of the present owner, as Attributed to Barend Fabritius.

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Lot Essay

The present composition appears to be a modello for the signed and dated painting of 1653 by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (oil on canvas, 101 x 83.7 cm.) in a private collection, Milwaukee (see W. Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler, Landau, 1983, II, p. 730, no. 415 and p. 778, illustrated). The Milwaukee painting has an upright format giving emphasis on the figures, whereas the present work provides more attention to the surroundings, showing a stable with animals.

We are grateful to Professor Werner Sumowski for confirming the attribution on the basis of a transparency and for suggesting that the present work is a modello for the Milwaukee painting (written communication, 9 June 2005).

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