Lot Essay
The composition is based on Frans Snijders' painting in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich (inv. no. 543), though there are differences in the foliage and the positioning of the dogs at far right.
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Property from the Collection of Dr. Alvin Friedman-Kien
FOLLOWER OF FRANS SNYDERS
A boar hunt
Details
FOLLOWER OF FRANS SNYDERS
A boar hunt
oil on canvas
68 1/8 x 117 ¼ in. (173 x 298 cm.)
A boar hunt
oil on canvas
68 1/8 x 117 ¼ in. (173 x 298 cm.)
Provenance
(Possibly) with Trottie et Cie., Paris.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 18 February 1998, lot 204.
with Nikolaus Sonne Fine Arts, Berlin, where acquired in 2001 by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 18 February 1998, lot 204.
with Nikolaus Sonne Fine Arts, Berlin, where acquired in 2001 by the present owner.
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