- 669
Jacob Xaver Vermoelen
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Jacob Xaver Vermoelen
- A dead spoonbill; on the verso, a further study of the bird's head
Oil on paper;
signed in brown ink, lower left margin: Vermoelen Pincit a Roma
Provenance
Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby, Mak van Waay, 21 March 1977, lot 39
Literature
Bob Haboldt & Co., Northern European Old Master Drawings and Oil Sketches, exhib. cat., New York 2001-2, p. 158, under cat. no. 66
Condition
Unframed. In excellent condition. The edges of the sheet (where not covered by the drawing) are a little worn, but this has no impact on the design. The oil is in very good condition, with no losses.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Vermoelen was a pupil of Peter Snyers, and is listed as being a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1733-4. By 1748, however, he was in Rome, where he remained for a number of years: all of his surviving works are still lifes of dead birds, which were executed in Rome and dated between 1748 and 1755.
This is one of a group of four oil sketches that were sold in Amsterdam in 1977. Another, depicting two dead rollers, is lot 671 below, and the study of a curlew was sold by Bob Haboldt in 2001 (see Literature).