Melchior d'Hondecoeter

An eagle, swallow, snipe and finch in flight



Melchior d'Hondecoeter - An eagle, swallow, snipe and finch in flight



Melchior d'Hondecoeter
An eagle, swallow, snipe and finch in flight
111.2 x 144.3 cm
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left: M. d. hondecoeter.
Sale Christie's, New York, 27 April 2017


Provenance

Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, Monaco, 17-18 June 1988, nr. 996, as 'Attributed to Pieter Boel'
with Rafael Valls, London, by 1990
Robert and Angelique Noortman, Château De Groote Mot, Borgloon
sale, Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 17-18 December 2007, nr. 41, where acquired by the present owner
sale Christie's, New York, 27 April 2017, nr. 39

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Melchior d'Hondecoeter A Cock, Hens and Chicks
A Cock, Hens and Chicks

Melchior d'Hondecoeter Dead Birds and Hunting Equipment in a Niche
Dead Birds and Hunting Equipment in a Niche
c. 1633

Melchior d'Hondecoeter Birds in a Park
Birds in a Park
c. 1670/80

Attributed to Melchior d'Hondecoeter A study of a helmetshrike on a branch
A study of a helmetshrike on a branch

Melchior d'Hondecoeter Birds in a Park
Birds in a Park
c. 1670/80