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Joos de MOMPER (1564–1635) and Jan BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER (160…
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Joos de MOMPER (1564–1635) and Jan BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER (160…
See original version (French)
Estimate €50,000 - €60,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Joos de MOMPER (1564–1635) and Jan BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER (1601–1678)
Landscape with meadow and stream near a village
Oak panel, two boards, reinforced
Height: 45 cm
Width: 74.5 cm
Antique gilded carved wooden frame, 17th-century work.
Provenance:
- Former Pelgrims de Bigard collection at Groote-Bijgaarden Castle;
- Jonckheere Gallery in 1980;
- Auction in Paris, Hôtel Georges V, Ader Tajan auction house, 20 December 1994, lot 32 (1,150,000 Fr), acquired by the current owner.
Bibliography:
- H. and Kasteel van Groot-Bijgaarden, Brussels, p. 17, illustrated;
- K. Ertz, Josse de Momper the Younger, Freren, 1986, pp. 264, 555, cat. 334, reproduced in colour on p. 263, pl. 296.
Our painting dates from the early 1620s, before Jan Brueghel the Younger’s departure for Italy in 1622. At that time, collaboration between father and son was common. Here, Jan Brueghel the Younger has populated Joos de Momper’s landscapes with figures.
Expert: Stéphane Pinta, Turquin gallery (viewing by appointment with the expert)
See original version (French)
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Lot description modified on 10/14/2026 at 7:30 PM
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