Attributed to Abel Grimmer (Antwerp c. 1570-1618/19)

The Month of February: A village with peasants tending to their land, a church beyond

Details

Attributed to Abel Grimmer (Antwerp c. 1570-1618/19)
The Month of February: A village with peasants tending to their land, a church beyond
oil on panel, stamped with the clover leaf mark of the panel maker Michiel Claessens (active Antwerp 1590-1637)
20 ¼ x 29 ¾ in. (51.5 x 75.5 cm.)

Provenance

Karel Ooms-van Eersel; Van Herck, Antwerp, 15 May 1922, lot 156, as 'Abel Grimmer'.

Literature

R. de Bertier de Sauvigny, Jacob et Abel Grimmer, Brussels, 1991, p. 267, no. 21, as 'Abel Grimmer'.

Brought to you by

Lucy Cox

lcox@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2243

Lot Essay

Two similar compositions of the present lot, both with smaller dimensions, are known. One of them was with P. de Boer, Amsterdam, and the other is in a private collection, Brussels (op cit, nos. 10, 11, pp. 264-5, pp.345-6).

More from Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours

View All