Old Master & British Drawings Sale

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Lot 87
  • 87

Paulus Constantijn la Fargue

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Paulus Constantijn la Fargue
  • view of the herenstraat, voorburg, seen from oosteinde
  • Pen and brown ink and wash, over traces of black chalk;
    signed and dated in pen and brown ink, lower left: P.C. la Fargue ad-vivum del 1757.;
    inscribed on the verso in pen and brown ink: Gezigt van Het Dorp Voorburg/ van Leijden afkoomende/ te Zien.

Provenance

De Visser Collection;
P. Langerhuizen,
his sale, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller, 29 April - 1 May 1919, lot 291 (176 fl. to Hamburger),
Helena Hamburger-Gerzon;
thence by descent;
sale, New York, Christie's, 24 January 2001, lot 174;
with Bob Haboldt, New York, Northern European Old Master Drawings and Oil Sketches, 2001-2, p. 160, no. 67

 

Condition

Good. A little wear along right edge. Ink from inscription on the verso shows through page
"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

Voorburg is a town outside The Hague, where La Fargue spent six years in his youth.  In the 17th and 18th centuries, many summer houses were built on the Herenstraat, on the banks of the river Vliet.  The wall on the left surrounds the Huys ten Dom which was owned by Archduke Maximilian of Austria in the 15th century but was demolished in 1851.  The building on the right still stands. 
A copy of the present drawing by Jan Bulthuis was engraved by Carel Frederik Bendorp.1  Another view by La Fargue of this street, taken from the other end and dated 1756, is in the Municipal Archives of The Hague.2

1. See Haboldt exhib. cat. in Provenance above, where more biographical information is provided and the assistance of Charles Dumas acknowledged

2. C. Dumas, Het Verheerlijkt den Haag, s'Gravenhage 1984, no. 93