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The Peasant Lawyer (Der Bauernadvokat)
Lost Art-ID
527291
Artist / Creator
Brueghel, Pieter d. J.
Birth
1564/1565, Brüssel
Death
1637/1638, Antwerpen
Place of activity
Antwerpen
Title
The Peasant Lawyer (Der Bauernadvokat)
Dating
1617
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Oil ; Panel / painted
Height
56.50 cm
Width
95.00 cm
Inventory number
PAM 941
Description
designated bottom left: "P. BREVGHEL 1617". Front and back scorched by heat 1943 original image carrier discarded by older doubling and tiling
Provenance
before 1942-09 unknown possession Netherlands (? or France)- 1942-07-10 report of Jacques Mathey, Paris - 1942-09-01 (at least) art dealer Anna Müller-Pflug, Heidelberg - 1943-04-08 purchase ibid. - 1943-10-09 in the vault Friedrichstr.4, Hannover, scorched - 1945ff. written off as a war loss. According to a statement from the seller 29.06.1946 the painting was purchased in 1942 in the Netherlands
Literature / Source
Klaus Ertz, Pieter Brueghel der Jüngere (1564–1637/38). Die Gemälde mit kritischem Œuvrekatalog, 2 Bde., Lingen 1988/2000, Nr. F527
Published since
Contact
Landesmuseum Hannover
Das Weltenmuseum
Willy-Brandt-Allee 5
30169 Hannover
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)511 9807-686
Fax
+49 (0)511 9807-684
Contact
Dr. Claudia Andratschke
Position
Provenienzforscherin / Sammlungen + Forschung
Phone
+49(0)511 - 9807 624
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