Property from a European Private CollectionEglon Hendrik van der NeerAmsterdam 1635/36 - 1703 DüsseldorfA lady at her toiletsigned and dated lower right on the table: E. van der Neer f. 1665oil on canvas, arched top38.5 x 29.9 cm.; 15⅛ x 11¾ in.-歐洲私人收藏埃赫隆・亨德里克・凡・德・尼爾1635/36年生於阿姆斯特丹，1703年卒於杜塞爾多夫《梳妝台旁的女子》款識︰藝術家在右下角桌子上簽名並紀年E. van der Neer f. 1665油彩畫布，拱形頂38.5 x 29.9 公分；15 ⅛ x 11 ¾ 英寸品相: The following condition report is provided by Henry Gentle who is an external specialist and not an employee of Sotheby`s:The painting is lined and there is good adhesion between the original canvas and the lining fabric.The paint layer is stable and secure and in a good preserved condition; texture through passages such as the mirror frame and the pleated sleeve is very well maintained.Fine details through the face and hands are retained and tonal modulation through the folds of the silk dress and the cuff are preserved.Minor thinness through the more thinly painted passages, including the background and the sitter’s shawl have resulted in exposure of the canvas texture.U-V light shows insensitive and excessive mitigation of this thinness.The discoloured varnish obscures the more subtle tonal values through the composition. Loose original brushwork through the curtain and orange tablecloth is retained.Chromatic saturation through the red chair and green curtain are well preserved.Crisp detail through the still life of objects on the table is retained.Original modelling through the skin tones remains, minor fine shrinkage cracking is visible.The painting presents well."In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby`s is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."来源1: Peter Burrell, 1st Lord Gwydyr (1754–1820), Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, by 1812;His posthumous sale, London, Christie’s, 8–9 May 1829, lot 63 (as E. Ochterveldt), for 66 guineas, to Woodin;With Joseph Woodin, London;Charles A. Bredel (1792–1851), London, by 1831;Thence by inheritance to his daughters, including Harriet Bredel (d. 1874);By whom posthumously sold (‘By order of the Executor of Miss Bredel’), London, Christie`s, 1 May 1875, lot 129, for 500 guineas, to Davis;George Field (1798–1875), London;Thence by inheritance to Barclay Field (1835–1892), London;His posthumous sale (‘Sold by order of the Executors’), London, Christie`s, 10 June 1893, lot 27, for 250 guineas;Deprez collection;With Boussod, Valadon & Co., New York;Their sale, New York, American Art Association, 26–28 February 1902, lot 199;Where acquired by Nicholas M. Matthews, Baltimore;His sale, New York, American Art Association, 17–18 February 1914, lot 90, to Knoedler;With Knoedler, New York;From whom acquired by Udo M. Fleischmann, New York, 1918;With Knoedler, New York, 1954;Charles R. Henschel (1885–1956), director at Knoedler, New York;Thence by inheritance to his widow, Mrs Ruth Kerr Henschel (d. 1974);By whose Estate sold, New York, Sotheby`s Parke-Bernet, 22–23 January 1976, lot 22, for $35,000;With Richard Green, London, 1976–78 (when advertised in Apollo, vol. 121, June 1976, p. 7);Anonymous sale, Vienna, Dorotheum, 14 March 1978, lot 101, where presumably acquired by the father of the present owner.来源2: An Inventory of the Household Furniture at Grimsthorpe Castle in the County of Lincoln, the Property of the Right Honorable [sic] Lord Gwydir: corrected to 1st January 1812, BR 305 (transcribed in 1940, NG72/62), f. 79, as in The Book Room, no. 10: ‘Lady at the Toilet – Schalcken’;J. Smith, A catalogue raisonné..., vol. IV, London 1833, p. 175, no. 20;G.F. Waagen, Treasures of art in Great Britain, London 1854, vol. II, p. 292;C. Blanc, Histoire des peintres de toutes les écoles: école hollandaise, Paris 1861, vol. II, pp. 2 and 8;W. Roberts, Memorials of Christie`s. A record of art sales from 1766 to 1896, London 1897, vol. I, p. 238, and vol. II, pp. 214–15;H. Mireur, Dictionnaire des ventes d`art faites en France et à l`étranger pendant les XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, vol. 5, Paris 1911, p. 385 (where listed twice: 1875 and 1893);C. Hofstede de Groot, A catalogue raisonné..., vol. V, London 1913, p. 488, no. 47;A. Graves, A century of loan exhibitions: 1813–1912, vol. 4, London 1914, p. 1479 (where listed twice: 1831 and 1847);A. Graves, Art sales from early in the eighteenth century to early in the twentieth century, vol. 3, London 1921, p. 270 (where listed twice: 1875 and 1893);S.J. Gudlaugsson, Gerard Ter Borch, The Hague 1959–60, vol. II, p. 161, under no. 147, reproduced pl. 16, fig. 3;O. Naumann, Frans van Mieris the Elder (1625–1681), Doornspijk 1981, vol. I, pp. 66-67, reproduced fig. 83;P.C. Sutton (ed.), Masters of seventeenth century Dutch Genre Painting, exh. cat., Philadelphia 1984, pp. LVIII and LXVI, note 127, reproduced p. LVIII, fig. 110;W.A. Liedtke (ed.), Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, exh. cat., New York 1985, p. 272, under no. 174;E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, vol. X, Paris 1999, p. 136;W.A. Liedtke, Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Haven and London 2007, vol. I, pp. 513–14 and 516 n. 6, under no. 132, reproduced p. 514, fig. 119;E. Schavemaker, Eglon Hendrik van der Neer, Doornspijk 2010, p. 462, no. 28, reproduced in colour plate X.