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Lot 945 Dα

An eglomisé painting of Singel and Munttoren in Amsterdam

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 14:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 15.000 € - 20.000 €
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An eglomisé painting of Singel and Munttoren in Amsterdam

Etched gold and silver foil and polychrome oil painting behind glass in an ebonised and gilt softwood frame. Depicting the view of Munttoren over the Singel in atmospheric evening light, with Muntgebouw and the Reguliersbreestraat on the right and the Binnenamstel in the background. Signed lower left "Zeuner, fec. 1786." With some unobtrusive retouches. H frame 40, W 48.7 cm.
Amsterdam, Jonas Zeuner, 1786.

Provenance

Auctioned by Christie's Amsterdam on 28th March 1996, lot 243.
Auctioned by Sotheby´s London on 6th December 2012, lot 234.
Private collection, Copenhagen.

Literature

Cf. Ryser, Verzauberte Bilder Die Kunst der Malerei hinter Glas, Munich 1991, p. 270 f.
An eglomisé panel signed “Zeuner inv.” with a portrait of Ericus Fridericus Alberti is housed in the Corning Museum of Glass (acc.no. 66.3.5). The same panel can also be found in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (inv. no. SK-C-1569) as well as five depictions of Dutch landscapes signed by Zeuner.

Exhibitions

Amsterdam Museum, Jonas Zeuner 1727-1814, Zijn wereld weerspiegeld in zilver en goud, 21st May to 14th August 1994, cat. no. 13.