AFTER CASPAR NETSCHER (DUTCH 1639-1684)

AFTER CASPAR NETSCHER (DUTCH 1639-1684)

The Doctor's Visit,
oil on metal
32 x 26.7 cm (12 1/4 x 10 in.)

LOT NOTES
The present work is a copy of the Caspar Netscher painting, held in the collection of the leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum. The painting depicts the visit of "water doctor" to a lovesick woman, a popular humorous Dutch genre scene of the mid-to-late 17th century. Similar compositions by Leiden School of Artists Frans van Mieris the Elder and Jan Steen are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, The J. Paul Getty Museum, The Hague and others.

CONDITION
Observed in frame, the painting is in good condition. Very fine and stable craquelure visible to the naked eye, most notably to the women's fur coat. A visible scuff to the center. Inspection under UV light shows small retouching to the upper right corner.
framed dimensions: 35.56 x 30 cm (14 x 11 3/4 in.)

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

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