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Hendrick van Balen I (Antwerp c. 1574/5-1632)
Lot 334 THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Hendrick van Balen I (Antwerp c. 1574/5-1632)

An allegory of the Four Elements

Closed27 January 2010

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Hendrick van Balen I (Antwerp c. 1574/5-1632)
An allegory of the Four Elements
oil on panel
19¼ x 29¾ in. (49 x 75½ cm.)

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 6 June 1985, lot 133, as 'Jan van Kessel' ($18,000).

Specialist note

The landscape and still life motifs in the present lot reflect the style of the Brueghel studio. We are grateful to Fred G. Meijer at the RKD for confirming the attribution (private communication, 16 November 2009).