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Philipp van den Bossche
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Philipp van den Bossche
- rugged wooded river landscape, with travellers on a road and a town beyond
- Pen and olive-brown ink, within brown ink framing lines;
bears inscription in brown ink, lower left: b, and in black chalk, verso: Rolant Savary
Provenance
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 1 July 1971, lot 89 (as R. Savery);
With Bernard Houthakker, Amsterdam, 1973 (Master Drawings, no. 47, as P. van Vianen);
C. Beauchamp, Amsterdam;
sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 12 November 1990, lot 63 (as Van den Bossche)
With Bernard Houthakker, Amsterdam, 1973 (Master Drawings, no. 47, as P. van Vianen);
C. Beauchamp, Amsterdam;
sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 12 November 1990, lot 63 (as Van den Bossche)
Literature
T. Gerszi, Paulus van Vianen Handzeichnungen, Hanau 1982, p. 219, no. K. 18, fig. 127;
J.R. ter Molen, 'Van Vianen, een Utrechtse familie van Zilversmeden met een internationale faam,' diss., 2 vols., Leiden University, 1984, vol. 2, no. 314;
M. Ilsink, 'The Drawings of Philips van den Bossche', in Master Drawings, 44, no. 3, Autumn 2006, pp. 348-9, no. 12, reproduced fig. 15
J.R. ter Molen, 'Van Vianen, een Utrechtse familie van Zilversmeden met een internationale faam,' diss., 2 vols., Leiden University, 1984, vol. 2, no. 314;
M. Ilsink, 'The Drawings of Philips van den Bossche', in Master Drawings, 44, no. 3, Autumn 2006, pp. 348-9, no. 12, reproduced fig. 15
Condition
Some very light foxing throughout. Light stains in all four corners, verso, from old mounting. Condition otherwise very good. Sold in a modern wood frame.
"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 was previously attributed to Paulus van Vianen; in proposing the attribution to Van den Bossche, Gerszi (loc. cit.) compared it to a landscape in Munich,1 while Matthijs Ilsink sees closer comparisons with two other sheets, in Weimar and Dresden.2 Van den Bossche was probably a native of 's-Hertogenbosch, but is recorded after 1604 in Prague, where he worked alongside artists such as Van Vianen, Roelandt Savery and Pieter Stevens at the Court of the Emperor Rudolf II.
1. W. Wegner, Die Niederländischen Handzeichnungen des 15.-18. Jahrhunderts, 2 vols., Berlin 1973, no. 10
2. Ilsink, op. cit., nos. 7 and 8.