JOSEPH HEINTZ THE YOUNGER | PLUTO AND PROSERPINA

JOSEPH HEINTZ THE YOUNGER
Augsburg circa 1600 - 1678 Venice
PLUTO AND PROSERPINA

oil on canvas
37 by 52 in.; 94 by 132 cm.

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Condition Report:
The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.

This work has a very old glue lining. The paint layer has been more recently cleaned and retouched. It is stable. It can be seen that there is fairly broad retouching in some of the architecture in the upper right quadrant. There are spots of retouching in the lighter colors surrounding the creatures under the archway in the upper center, and in other lighter areas of the sky. There are retouches addressing abrasion and weakness in the figures and animals. There are other retouches throughout that are not identifiable under ultraviolet light. Although the condition is compromised, the work looks well and should be hung as is.

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Provenance:
Art market, Berlin, 1929 (as Teniers, according to Marlier 1959);

Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Frederick Muller & Co., 11-13 July 1950, lot 656 (as Jan Mandijn, and as titled Triton in his chariot before hell);

Anonymous sale, Berlin, Rudolph Lepke, 16 October 1958, lot 182 (as Denys van Alsloot);

Private collection, Amsterdam, by 1985;

Private collection.