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A witch riding a goat and brandishing a broomstick charges out from the left edge of this scene to chase away dozens of devils. Such ghoulish subjects had long been appreciated in Northern Europe for the way they combined a sense of wild, supernatural threat with scientific observation of the natural world—seen here in the detailed moth wings of the howling figure on the right and the deft rendering of the frog’s splayed body. Cornelis Saftleven responded to Dutch buyers’ evolving taste by treating his fantastic subjects with fine brushstrokes and a limited color palette.
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| Medium | panel (wood) |
| Dimensions | 78 × 54 Cm |
| Tags | witchesfantastic beastsfiguressupernaturalmythicalgoats |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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Possibly Maximin Maurel, Paris
Possibly Maximin Maurel, Paris
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his son Baron Raoul Kuffner de Dioszegh (died 1961) and the Baroness Dioszegh (Tamara de Lempicka, died 1980), presumably removed from Castle Dioszegh between 1930 and 1938 when it was among a group of objects placed at Christie’s, London, ...
his son Baron Raoul Kuffner de Dioszegh (died 1961) and the Baroness Dioszegh (Tamara de Lempicka, died 1980), presumably removed from Castle Dioszegh between 1930 and 1938 when it was among a group of objects placed at Christie’s, London, from June/July 1938 to May 1939 and marked with the number 804GS, still visible on the back of the panel [acc. to prefatory note in Parke-Bernet November 18, 1948, auction catalogue and electronic correspondence of Marijke Booth of Christie’s, London, November 23, 2004]. Paul Drey, New York, by 1945
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Mary C. Rathbun, "Other Worlds in an Art Gallery: An Exhibition at the Addison Gallery, Phillips Academy, Andover," Art in America 34
Mary C. Rathbun, "Other Worlds in an Art Gallery: An Exhibition at the Addison Gallery, Phillips Academy, Andover," Art in America 34 (Jan. 1946), pp. 35–38 (ill.).
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Maynard Walker, Maynard Walker Gallery
Maynard Walker, Maynard Walker Gallery (New York, 1946), p. 15 (ill.).
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exhibition
New York, American British Art Center, Other Worlds, October 1945, cat. 30, traveled to Andover, Mass., Addison Gallery, Phillips Academy, November 1945.
New York, American British Art Center, Other Worlds, October 1945, cat. 30, traveled to Andover, Mass., Addison Gallery, Phillips Academy, November 1945.
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sold by him through Maynard Walker, New York, to the Art Institute, 1945.
sold by him through Maynard Walker, New York, to the Art Institute, 1945.
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Peter C. Sutton, A Guide to Dutch Art in America
Peter C. Sutton, A Guide to Dutch Art in America (Grand Rapids, 1986), p. 49.
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Wolfgang Schulz, Cornelis Saftleven, 1607–1681: Leben und Werke mit einem kritischen Katalog der Gemälde und Zeichnungen, Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte 14
Wolfgang Schulz, Cornelis Saftleven, 1607–1681: Leben und Werke mit einem kritischen Katalog der Gemälde und Zeichnungen, Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte 14 (Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1978), pp. 13, 188, cat. 516, ill. 20.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), p. 409.
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possibly sold by him October 4, 1865, as La Sorcière de Sabbat [see H....
possibly sold by him October 4, 1865, as La Sorcière de Sabbat [see H. Mireur, Dictionnaire des ventes d’art, vol. 6 (Paris, 1911), p. 405]. Probably Baron Karl Kuffner de Dioszegh, Castle Dioszegh, Dioszegh, Czechoslovakia
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