The present Lot will be on view at Freeman's Upper East Side galleries located at 32 E. 67th St in New York, May 6-11, 10am-5pm weekdays; 11am-5pm Saturday, May 9; closed Sunday, May 10.

The authenticity of this work has previously been confirmed by Dr. Jan de Meere.

Provenance:

Private Collection, United Kingdom

Sold: Sotheby's, London, June 6, 2017, Lot 53

Galerie Michel, Beverly Hills, California

Private Collection, California

Literature:

The artist's inventory, March 19, 1844

Jan de Meere, Petrus van Schendel: Een leven tussen licht en donker, 2012, p. 103

Lot Note:

This lot is the study for Van Schendel's lost monumental canvas of the same subject measuring 131 1/2 x 96 7/8 inches (343 x 246cm). Handwritten notes, visible in the margins of the right and left corners of the present painting, are calculations for this larger version. In Van Schendel's inventory, the artist described the smaller work on March 19, 1844, giving the reason for its creation: "In order to be able to complete the large-scale work with greater accuracy or certainty." (de Meere, Petrus van Schendel: Een leven tussen licht en donker, 2012, p. 103)