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

Other works by Melchior d' Hondecoeter


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

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

Melchior d'Hondecoeter Animals and Plants
Animals and Plants
c. 1668

Melchior d'Hondecoeter The Raven Robbed of the Feathers He Wore to Adorn Himself
The Raven Robbed of the Feathers He Wore to Adorn Himself
1677