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Circle of Pieter Bruegel, the Elder
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Pieter Bruegel, the Elder
- recto and verso: winter landscape, after Pieter Bruegel
- Pen and brown ink (recto and verso)
indistictly inscribed (with colour notes?), verso
Condition
Vertical crease down centre. Remains of old mounting strip around all four sides, verso. Repaired tears towards lower right. Paper somewhat dirty, but ink still good and strong.
"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
The drawing on the recto of this sheet is a free and energetic copy after most of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's celebrated and widely copied 1565 painting, Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap, the primary version of which is now in Brussels.1 The right hand side of the composition is, however, omitted, but forms the subject of the even more freely drawn copy on the verso. The style and quality of these drawings suggest that they were made by an artist fairly close to the master himself.
1. See M. Sellink, Bruegel, The Complete Paintings, Drawings and Prints, Bruges/New York 2007, pp. 212-3, cat. 139