Cornelis Schut

Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 21 November 1989, lot 63

Hinge mounted to a modern mount. The four corners have been made up and there is a small brown stain to the left of Christ's hip. There are some very minor abrasions to the extremities, but the drawing otherwise remains in very fine original condition, with the medium fresh and vibrant throughout and the image strong. Sold unframed.
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The Resurrection was a subject explored by Schut in several media:  two paintings and an etching, depicting the same theme are also known.¹ Though the present work does not correspond precisely to any of these other depictions of this subject, the somewhat Rubensian handling of the pen and brown ink and the lavish application of wash, make this signed drawing a particularly fine and rare example of the artist's draughtsmanship. 

^1. G. Wilmers, Cornelis Schut (1597-1655): A Flemish Painter of the High Baroque, Turnhout 1996, pp. 138-139, cat. nos. A71 and A72, reproduced, p. 388