François-Joseph Navez - The pilgrim's rest - image-1

Lot 1112 Dα

François-Joseph Navez - The pilgrim's rest

Auction 1245 - overview Cologne
16.05.2024, 11:01 - Old Masters and 19th Century, Part I
Estimate: 7.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 8.190 € (incl. premium)
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François-Joseph Navez

The pilgrim's rest

Oil on canvas. 96 x 71 cm.
Signed and dated lower right: F. J. Navez 1853.

The whereabouts of the present painting were previously unknown. Denis Coekelbergs published it with a black and white photo in the catalogue "François-Joseph Navez - La Nostalgie de l'Italie" and described it as "Repos de la pèlerine - campagne de Rome". The painting was owned by a Flemish aristocratic family for generations and is in its old, original condition. The depiction of mother and son in a barren landscape is reminiscent of the biblical subjects that Navez painted in Rome, in particular his 1820 painting "Hagar and Ishmael" (Brussels, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts). However, the influence of David and the Nazarenes is less noticeable in this late work from 1853.

Provenance

Castle "De Koude Keuken", Sint-Andies, Bruges, since then in noble family ownership.

Exhibitions

Denis Coekelbergs et al. François-Joseph Navez - La Nostalgie de l'Italie, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi, 20.11.1999 - 20.2.2000, p. 158, no. 290.