LOT 17 Philips WouwermanGefecht zwischen Kavallerie und Infanterie
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Philips Wouwerman A battle between cavalry and infantry Oil on canvas (relined). 102 x 145 cm. Monogrammed lower right: PHL (conjoined) W. Provenance Possibly A. van Lennep; His sale, Amsterdam, 24 July 1792, lot 1 (to Gildemeester); Possibly Jan Jansz. Gildemeester, Amsterdam; His sale, Amsterdam, 11 June 1800, lot 265 (to Roos); Cardinal Fesch, Rome, 1845; His sale, Rome, 17 March 1845, lot 255 (to Farrer); With W.D. Farrer, London; By whom sold to the Earl of Ellesmere in 1848; By descent to Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, Bridgewater House, London; By descent to John Francis Egerton, 5th Earl of Ellesmere and 6th Duke of Sutherland, Bridgewater House, London in 1907; His sale, Christie’s, London, 18 October 1946, lot 176 (to Singer); With J. Singer, London, 1947; Private collection; Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 8 July 1981, lot 94; Private collection, New York; Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 17 January 1985, lot 107; With Heide Hübner, Würzburg and P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1985-1986. Exhibitions Art Treasures of the United Kingdom, Manchester, Museum of Ornamental Art, 5 May - 17 October 1857, no. 989. Literature John Smith: A Catalogue Raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters, vol. I, London 1829, p. 264, no. 223; Bridgewater House catalogue, London 1851, p. 40, no. 241; Cornelis Hofstede de Groot: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, vol. II, London 1909, p. 499, no. 772 and pp. 501-502, no. 775c; Birgit Schumacher: Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668). The Horse Painter of the Golden Age, Doornspijk 2006, vol. 1, p. 274, no. A260, reproduced vol. 2, plate 242. Since the Netherlands experienced basically nothing but peace - except on the seas - until 1672, battle paintings like the one by Phipps Wouwerman offered here were a genre that bore absolutely no connection to the real events happening at the time. Like other genres of painting, battle paintings were primarily collector's items in which the artists could prove their talent. Thus, Wouwerman's skirmishes and battles do not depict actual historical events or persons, but are simply meant as decorative military motifs. They are not intended to show any specific, fateful battle or even the great deeds of military leaders intended to be honoured or handed down to posterity. Birgit Schumacher dates the present work to around 1665. Philips Wouwerman Gefecht zwischen Kavallerie und Infanterie Öl auf Leinwand (doubliert). 102 x 145 cm. Monogrammiert unten rechts: PHL (ligiert) W. Provenienz Vermutlich A. van Lennep. – Auktion Amsterdam, 24.7.1792, Lot 1 (an Gildemeester). – Vermutlich Jan Jansz. Gildemeester, Amsterdam. – Auktion Amsterdam, 11.6.1800, Lot 265 (an Roos). – Kardinal Fesch, Rom, 1845. – Auktion seiner Sammlung, Rom, 17.3.1845, Lot 255 (an Farrer). – W.D. Farrer, London. – Verkauf an den Earl of Ellesmere im Jahr 1848. – Durch Erbschaft an Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, Bridgewater House, London. – Durch Erbschaft an John Francis Egerton, 5th Earl of Ellesmere und 6th Duke of Sutherland, Bridgewater House, London 1907. – Auktion seiner Sammlung, Christie’s, London, 18.10.1946, Lot 176 (an Singer). – J. Singer, London, 1947. – Privatsammlung. – Auktion Sotheby’s, London, 8.7.1981, Lot 94. – Privatsammlung, New York. – Auktion Sotheby’s, New York, 17.1.1985, Lot 107. –Heide Hübner, Würzburg und P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1985-1986. Ausstellungen Art Treasures of the United Kingdom, Manchester, Museum of Ornamental Art, 5.5.-17.10.1857, Nr. 989. Literatur John Smith: A Catalogue Raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters, Bd. I, London 1829, S. 264, Nr. 223. – Bridgewater House catalogue, London 1851, S. 40, Nr. 241. – Cornelis Hofstede de Groot: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, Bd. II, London 1909, S. 499, Nr. 772 und S. 501-502, Nr. 775c. – Birgit Schumacher: Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668). The Horse Painter of the Golden Age, 2 Bde., Doornspijk 2006, Bd. 1, S. 274, Nr. A260, Abb. Bd. 2, Tafel 242. Obwohl die Niederlande bis 1672 außer auf dem Meer kaum etwas anderes als Frieden erlebten, waren Schlachtenbilder wie das hier angebotene von Phipps Wouwerman eine Bildgattung, die überhaupt keinen Bezug zu dem realen Kriegsgeschehen der Zeit hatten. Wie andere Gattungen der Malerei auch waren diese Schlachtenbilder in erster Linie Sammlerstücke, bei denen die Künstler Ihr Talent unter Beweis stellen konnten. So schildern auch Wouwermans Scharmützel und Gefechte keine tatsächlichen historischen Ereignisse oder Personen, sondern gehören in den Bereich der dekorativen Schlachtenmalerei. Sie zeigen keine bestimmte, schicksalhafte Schlacht, auch nicht die Großtaten eines militärischen Befehlshabers, die gewürdigt oder der Nachwelt überliefert werden sollten. Birgit Schumacher datiert dieses Bild um 1665.
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