- 160
Dutch School 17th Century
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- three-quarter-length portrait of a man
Black chalk and black lead on vellum, within brown ink framing line;
signed or bears signature black chalk, center right: CD or GD in monogram;
oval
Provenance
M.O. Brenner,
sale, Amsterdam, de Vries, 14 December 1911, lot 1305, reproduced (as Gerrit Dou);
Clements Collection, London
sale, Amsterdam, de Vries, 14 December 1911, lot 1305, reproduced (as Gerrit Dou);
Clements Collection, London
Literature
The Connoisseur 37, 1913, p. 153, reproduced (as Dou);
Werner Sumowski, Drawings of the Rembrandt School, vol. III, New York 1980, no. 545xx (as Attributed to Gerrit Dou)
Werner Sumowski, Drawings of the Rembrandt School, vol. III, New York 1980, no. 545xx (as Attributed to Gerrit Dou)
Condition
Unframed. Was previously attached to a backing sheet at the upper part of the verso, and this has caused some slight discolouration on the recto. There is some slight surface dirt, but otherwise the vellum is in good 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.
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
Only two portrait drawings can be reasonably convincingly attributed to Gerrit Dou: one, in the Louvre, depicts the artist's mother, and the other is a 1660 portrait of Anne Spiering, in a private collection.1 Those two drawings differ significantly from each other in technique, and since the present work is not strikingly similar to either, there is no strong reason to support the traditional attribution, which must be based primarily on the monogram.
1. Sumowski, op. cit., nos. 528, 530