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Cornelis Saftleven came from a family of artists and developed a body of work spanning several areas of painting and drawing. His career took him from Rotterdam to Antwerp and Utrecht before he returned to Rotterdam in 1637. Peasant scenes, portraits, animals and biblical or mythological subjects coexist in his repertoire. This range appears in the Art Institute of Chicago’s holdings, including A Camel and A Witches’ Sabbath, which give space to both animal observation and fantastic imagery. At the Rijksmuseum, the Annunciation to the Shepherds and a satire on the trial of Johan van Oldenbarneveldt likewise demonstrate his varied subjects. The cattle market painted in 1659 connects animals with human activity and genre painting.
This profile brings together identity references for Cornelis Saftleven and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Kornfeld · Schuler · Zofingen · Lempertz
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Black chalk, lightly heightened with a brush in white, on laid paper
Eleganter junger Mann in ganzer Figur, die linke Hand in die Hüfte gestützt, mit Degen
Black chalk, lightly heightened with a brush in white, on laid paper
Catalogue period : 2024-09-12
Published result : 3400 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 4000
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Oil on wood
Viehmarkt, 1659
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2021-03-24
Published result : 97232 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 30000–50000
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Charcoal on paper
Fischer holt sein Netz ein
Kohle auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2021-03-24
Published result : 21877 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 5000–7000
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Oil on wood
Landschaft mit Jakob und Rachel
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2015-11-14
Published result : 19840 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Oil on wood
Interieur mit vier Männern um einen Tisch sitzend
Öl auf Holz
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 40000–70000
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Oil on wood
Attribué à Saftleven Cornelis — Pfeifenrauchende und kartenspielende Bauern
Oel auf Holz
Zugeschrieben
Catalogue period : 2025-11-29
Attributed
Published result : 2200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800
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