Auction 1 Part 1
Fine Arts & Antiques February 2024 - European Art
By Carlo Bonte Auctions
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Feb 13, 2024
Kardinaal Mercierstraat 208000 Bruges Belgium
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LOT 7:
David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690), the alchemist in his workshop, oil on canvas (+) 40.5 x 55.5
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Sold for: €18,000
Start price:
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15,000
Estimated price :
€20,000 - €30,000
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David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690), the alchemist in his workshop, oil on canvas (+) 40.5 x 55.5
David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690), the alchemist in his workshop, oil on canvas (+)
The alchemist is a scientist who is trying to make gold. He kindles a fire to heat an experiment. The space is filled with strange kettles, stoves and glassware. The alchemist was a popular theme in Flemish painting of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Several versions by David Teniers II exist. He symbolises the man who squanders his money on futile, trivial matters and is therefore reduced to beggary.
This work is monogrammed on the jar in the centre of the foreground.
(+) Accompanied by a certificate from Max Jakob Friedlander (Amsterdam, 1948).
40.5 x 55.5 cm. (15.9 x 21.8 in.), Frame: 63 x 77 cm. (24.8 x 30.3 in.)
Condition: The full condition report is available on our website carlobonte.be
