
DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY — Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf conducted its Sculptures | Old Master Paintings auction on March 14, offering 626 lots spanning various artistic categories. Leading the day and besting its €500-€1,000 estimate were two oil on copper plate paintings of winter village landscapes framed in tondo, attributed to Joos de Momper the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Younger. Both depicting rural activities, the paintings were reminiscent of other examples of the two artists’ work due to their “calm, balanced composition, in which the pictorial space is led into the distance by staggered buildings and groups of trees,” according to catalog notes. With provenance to a private collection in Hesse, Germany, the pair was won by an Austrian buyer bidding via the internet, who collected the paintings for €19,200 ($22,035), including buyer’s premium. Additional highlights from the sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.