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Lot 1057 Dα

Abraham Storck - Palace Park with Elegant Company departing for a Falcon Hunt

Auction 1245 - overview Cologne
16.05.2024, 11:01 - Old Masters and 19th Century, Part I
Estimate: 25.000 € - 35.000 €

Abraham Storck

Palace Park with Elegant Company departing for a Falcon Hunt

Oil on canvas (relined). 33 x 48 cm.
Signed lower left: A. Storck.

In addition to Mediterranean-style harbour views with elegant parties, Abraham Storck also painted small-format park landscapes with comparable figures. Paintings like the present one rarely come onto the market and are usually particularly finely executed. A comparable Mediterranean park landscape in private ownership dated 1687 is also known (see RKD picture archive, no. 110212).

Provenance

Hans von Schoen, Munich (according to various labels on the reverse of the image), the Bavarian diplomat Hans von Schoen (1876-1969), acquired between 1905 and 1930. - Belgian private collection.