Live Auction 3047Old Masters, 19th Century and Impressionist Art
School of Liège, 18th Century
Lot 94

School of Liège, 18th Century

A wooded, mountainous landscape with Venus and Adonis by a stream, surrounded by putti

Closed14 May 2014

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EUR 35,000

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School of Liège, 18th Century
A wooded, mountainous landscape with Venus and Adonis by a stream, surrounded by putti
oil on canvas
97.6 x 110 cm.

Miss Rose McDonnell; Christie's, London, 1 August 1935, lot 220, as Albano (Francesco Albani) (25 gns. to Heather).

Specialist note

The influence of Roman artists such as Andrea Sacchi and Pietro da Cortona is evident in this painting, and reminds of the oeuvre of the Liège painter Walther Damery (1610-1672), who travelled to France and Italy.