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Lieven Cruyl
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Lieven Cruyl
- St Peter's, Rome
- Pen and black ink and gray wash over traces of black chalk, within two sets of black ink framing lines, on vellum; circular;signed with initials, lower centre: L.C.
- 104 mm; 4 1/8 in diameter
Provenance
Friedrich Gorissen, Kleve, his sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 1 March 1994, lot 127;
Otto Naumann, his sale, New York, Sotheby's, 25 January 2007, lot 72,
where acquired by the late owner
Otto Naumann, his sale, New York, Sotheby's, 25 January 2007, lot 72,
where acquired by the late owner
Condition
Partially laid down on a circular sheet of paper, which has in turn been hinged to a modern mount. There is some minor buckling to the sheet, as is consistent with vellum and some minor staining to the extremities. The medium remains in very fine condition throughout with the image strong. Sold in a modern giltwood frame.
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
This view is taken from above the Borgo, and shows St Peter's square in front of the Basilica. Bernini's colonnade, completed by 1667, provides a terminus post quem for the date of our drawing. Cruyl was in Rome between 1664 and 1673, and in the first year he executed a series of twenty-one large drawings of the city, eighteen of which were in the Hapsburg collection, and are now in the Cleveland Museum of Art;1 the remainder of the group are in the Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam. A series of views of Rome, engraved after Cruyl, illustrated the fourth volume of J.G. Graevius' Thesaurus Antiquiatum Romanarum, published in Utrecht in 1697. Although the present drawing is topographically accurate, Cruyl was at times less literal in his representations, freely adapting and embellishing Italian views to create a series of capricci; in a second version of this view, previously on the Dutch art market,2 the artist added a fictitious triumphal arch in the foreground.
For further information on this intriguing artist and his works, see Barbara Jatta, Lievin Cruyl e La Sua Opera Grafica. Un'Artista Fiammingo nell'Italia Del Seicento, Turnhout 1992.
1. see H. Franci, 'Drawings by Lieven Cruyl of Rome', in The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 10, 1943, pp. 152-9
2. Sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 12 November 1990, lot 108
For further information on this intriguing artist and his works, see Barbara Jatta, Lievin Cruyl e La Sua Opera Grafica. Un'Artista Fiammingo nell'Italia Del Seicento, Turnhout 1992.
1. see H. Franci, 'Drawings by Lieven Cruyl of Rome', in The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 10, 1943, pp. 152-9
2. Sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 12 November 1990, lot 108