- 97
Cornelis Dusart
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Cornelis Dusart
- A Hurdy-Gurdy player with peasants and children outside an Inn
- Pen and brown ink and wash heightened with (slightly oxidised) white over black chalk;
signed and inscribed, lower left: AV Ostade.pin / C. Dusart fe.
Provenance
William Esdaile (L.2617),
probably his sale, London, Christie's, 18 June 1840, lot 991, 'A hurdy-gurdy player, with figures before a cottage door, bistre', to Hogarth,
by whom sold, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller, 19 January 1904, lot 97;
with van Gogh,
by whom sold, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller, 11-14 June 1912, lot 72;
sale, Zürich, Fischer, 31 May-1 June 1979, lot 374;
with Lodewijk Houthakker, Amsterdam;
with Victor and Karel Waterman, Amsterdam;
Private Collection, Holland;
Private Collection, Belgium
probably his sale, London, Christie's, 18 June 1840, lot 991, 'A hurdy-gurdy player, with figures before a cottage door, bistre', to Hogarth,
by whom sold, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller, 19 January 1904, lot 97;
with van Gogh,
by whom sold, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller, 11-14 June 1912, lot 72;
sale, Zürich, Fischer, 31 May-1 June 1979, lot 374;
with Lodewijk Houthakker, Amsterdam;
with Victor and Karel Waterman, Amsterdam;
Private Collection, Holland;
Private Collection, Belgium
Condition
Hinged to the mount at upper margin. There is quite a deep crease running across the upper section of the sheet, this crease has been supported on the verso with tape to prevent it from tearing. There are a number of other areas on the sheet where repaired tears are visible. The medium remains fresh and image still strong.
Sold in a dark 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
The inscription on the drawing, located lower left, AV Ostade.pin indicates that Dusart's composition is after one of Adriaen Van Ostade's paintings, very likely The Wandering Hurdy-Gurdy Player at a Cottage, which was in the Hölscher-Stumpf collection, Berlin, in 1910.1 As Ostade's pupil, Dusart was very much influenced by the works of his master, especially the subjects of peasants and their everyday lives, a genre for which Ostade was renowned. In this country scene we see a group of peasants and their children outside an inn, enjoying the music that is being played by the man to the left with the hurdy gurdy.
1. C. Hofstede de Groot, Catalogue of Dutch Painters, London 1910, vol III, p. 269, no. 423