Lot 1115
Neefs, Pieter. Interior of a Gothic Cathedral at Night. Oil on board, 8" x 5½", unsigned, mid-16th Century. Interior of a Gothic church with strolling figures dressed in finery by Pieter Neeffs (Antwerp 1578-1661). In fine condition, framed. His paintings often sell in the $50,000 range. His son, Pieter Neefs the Younger, painted similar works.
Neefs was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in architectural interiors of churches, specifically nocturnal church interiors lit by two light sources. His paintings, which are generally small, painted on copper, and executed in a precise, neat way, are in museums all over the world.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
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