Leendert van der Cooghen
Study of a standing boy with his hand in his trousers
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Leendert van der Cooghen
Haarlem 1632 - 1681
Study of a standing boy with his hand in his trousers
Black and white chalk on light blue paper;
bears inscriptions in black chalk, verso: Pâtre italien / Etude par Roos, numbering: 4801, and inscription Ed Vander Corput (?)
370 by 234 mm
Prior to the publication in 2005 of Baukje Coenen's extensive article on the drawings of Van der Cooghen, there was relatively little agreement on attributions to this talented Haarlem draughtsman.1 Two similarly large figure studies in the same combination of media, both in the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam, are, in slightly different ways, very comparable with this previously unknown sheet, the attribution of which to Van der Cooghen Baukje Coenen has kindly endorsed. Interestingly, the two Rotterdam drawings are dated 1643 and 1666, suggesting that the artist's style remained relatively consistent over the years.
1. Baukje J.L. Coenen, 'The Drawings of the Haarlem Amateur Leendert van der Cooghen', Master Drawings, vol. XLIII, no. 1, 2005, pp. 5-90
2. Inv. nos. LvdC 2 and LvdC 7; Coenen, op. cit., pp. 24, 37, 51, 64, nos. A20 and A63, reproduced figs. 23 and 42
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