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Jan Goeree
Estimate
3,500 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Jan Goeree
- study for an illustration to Jacob Cats, 'eighty two years old'
- Pen and brown ink and two shades of brown wash, with touches of red wash, over black chalk, indented and blackened on the reverse for transfer
Provenance
Sale, (E. van Aelst et al), Amsterdam, Paul Brandt, 24-28 November 1975, lot 698;
Jacobus A. Klaver, Amsterdam (bears his mark, not in Lugt, on the backing),
his sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 10 May 1994, lot 103
Jacobus A. Klaver, Amsterdam (bears his mark, not in Lugt, on the backing),
his sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 10 May 1994, lot 103
Exhibited
Amsterdam, Rijksprentenkabinet, Tekeningen van oude meesters. De verzameling Jacobus A. Klaver, 1993 (catalogue by Marijn Schapelhouman and Peter Schatborn), no. 101
Condition
Unframed. Window mounted on japan paper. There is some slight disruption to the corners of the paper, with a very small loss to the upper right, and reinforcement to the upper left. Otherwise the sheet is in excellent condition.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This drawing is a design for an illustration to the 1712 edition of The Complete works of Mr. Jacob Cats. The passage depicted here, from the verse autobiography 'Eighty-two years old', relates how it was not the various important offices which he held that made the author rich, but the ownership of a simple piece of polderland. The putti in the foreground hold the arms of the little town of Biervliet, the place where Cats' good fortune occurred, and the image in the background alludes to the fact that soldiers from that town played an important part in the conquest of Constantinople in 1204.
Another illustration from the same series was formerly in the Klaver Collection (lot 104 in the 1994 sale), depicting an allegory of Charity.