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Hans Bergaigne Active in the Netherlands, First Half of the 17th Century An Extensive Landscape with Travelers on a Road, a Mill, Ro... Active in the Netherlands, First Half of the 17th Century An Extensive Landscape with Travelers on a Road, a Mill, Roman Ruins and River Valley Beyond Signed H. Bergaign... (lc) Oil on canvas 23 3/4 x 33 inches (60.4 x 83.8 cm) Provenance: Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., Nov. 6, 1963, (as Flemish School, 17th century) Acquired from the above Private collection, New York, from 1963 until the present Little is known about the landscape painter Hans Bergaigne, other than that he worked in the Netherlands in the early 17th century. His rare paintings clearly show the influence of such early 17th-century Flemish masters as Frederick van Valckenborch and Gillis van Coninxloo, and the Roman-inspired ruins in this piece suggest that he probably spent some time in Italy. His lively figures, however, have much in common with those of Dutch artists working in the 1620s such as Esias van de Velde and Jan van Goyen This work is only the second painting by Bergaigne to appear at auction in recent years. Estate of a New York Gentleman
Very old glue relining. This is essentially in excellent condition. There is a small area of repaint --about 1 inch square--in the clouds about 1 inch from the upper margin at the center. Near it, but slightly lower in the sky and slightly to the right are two 1-inch long streaks of inpaint. There is a tiny chip missing from the sky near the upper margin just over the trees; and another tiny chip missing along the right edge in the; upper right quadrant. Nothing else showing under UV light.