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Attributed to Adam van Noort
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Adam van Noort
- head of a bearded man, three quarters profile
- oiled black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on light brown paper;
bears inscription in brown ink, lower left: Van Oort
Provenance
Arthur Feldmann, by whom offered for sale, Lucerne, Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 28 June 1934, lot 91 (as Anton van Dyck), unsold;
looted by the Gestapo;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 16 October 1946, lot 48 (as J. Jordaens), to Stenman;
Prof Dr. Einar Perman, Stockholm;
sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 14 November 2006, lot 26 (withdrawn)
looted by the Gestapo;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 16 October 1946, lot 48 (as J. Jordaens), to Stenman;
Prof Dr. Einar Perman, Stockholm;
sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 14 November 2006, lot 26 (withdrawn)
Exhibited
Laren, Singer Museum, Oude Tekeningen uit de Nederlanden, verzameling Prof. E. Perman, Stockholm, 1962, cat. no. 140 (as Flemish School, early 17th Century)
Condition
Unframed. Laid down on japan paper. Made up losses to each corner and across the sheet, particularly at the lower half of the right edge. Also isolated small losses at left edge. There is some disruption to the surface, the paper has somewhat darkened and although the chalk is still quite strong the sheet is not in perfect 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
The name of Rubens' teacher Adam van Noort was also sometimes written van Oort. Although the majority of the artist's known studies are rather smaller in scale and more precise, perhaps this is a drawing dating from later in his career, demonstrating the influence of his illustrious former pupil. Another suggestion, made in the Laren exhibition catalogue, was that this might be a portrait of Van Noort, but comparison with the accepted portraits of the artist by his son-in-law Jacob Jordaens do not seem to support this suggestion (see, for example, the drawing sold, London, Sotheby's, 5 July 2006, lot 104).