BENJAMIN GERRITSZ. CUYP (DORDRECHT 1612-1652) - photo 1
BENJAMIN GERRITSZ. CUYP (DORDRECHT 1612-1652) - photo 2
BENJAMIN GERRITSZ. CUYP (DORDRECHT 1612-1652) - photo 3

BENJAMIN GERRITSZ. CUYP (DORDRECHT 1612-1652)

Lot 33
02.07.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
Classic
To bid, go to the website
CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
ID 1443270
Lot 33 | BENJAMIN GERRITSZ. CUYP (DORDRECHT 1612-1652)
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
BENJAMIN GERRITSZ. CUYP (DORDRECHT 1612-1652)
Adoration of the Shepherds
oil on panel
26 7/8 x 34 5/8 in. (68.3 x 88.1 cm.)




Provenance

with Julius H. Weitzner, New York, where acquired in April 1950 by,
Walter P. Chrysler Jr. (1909-1988), Norfolk, Virginia; his sale (†), Sotheby's, New York, 1 June 1989, lot 49, where acquired by the present owner.



Literature

E. Zafran, 'Expanded Dutch Collections on View', The Chrysler Museum Bulletin, V, August 1976, pp. 3 and 4, illustrated.
I. Ember, 'Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp (1612-1652)', Acta Historiae Artium, XXV, 1979, pp. 134 and 138, no. 61.
P. Sutton, A Guide to Dutch Art in America, Washington D.C., 1986, pp. 205 and 206, fig. 296.



Exhibited

Virginia, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Artmobile, The Little Masters: Paintings by Artists of the Netherlands and Belgium lent from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 1951, unnumbered.
Birmingham, The Birmingham Museum of Art; Washington, D.C., George Washington University; Atlanta, Atlanta Art Association and High Museum; Columbus, The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts; Dallas, The Dallas Museum of Fine Arts; Columbus, The Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts; New Orleans, The Isaac Delgado Museum of Art; West Palm Beach, The Norton Gallery of Art; Columbia, The Columbia Museum of Art; Chattanooga, The George T. Hunter Gallery, An Exhibition of Dutch, Flemish and German Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 6 January 1957-May 1958, unnnumbered.
Brunswick, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Baroque Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 15 March-28 April 1963, no. 5.
Norfolk, Chrysler Museum of Art, on long-term loan by May 1975.
Auction house category:Paintings
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
02.07.2025 – 02.07.2025
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.