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Jacques d'Arthois
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Jacques d'Arthois
- A rocky cove with fisherfolk on the shore, an artist sketching in the foreground
- signed lower right: Jac d Arthois
the reverse of the panel branded with the Antwerp panel-maker's mark of Lambrecht Steen I: LS - oil on panel
- 13 1/4 x 17 7/8 inches
Provenance
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 29 June 1979, lot 110 for £20,000;
Anonymous sale (“The Property of a European Collector”), London, Christie's, 4 July 1997, lot 38, where acquired by the present collector.
Anonymous sale (“The Property of a European Collector”), London, Christie's, 4 July 1997, lot 38, where acquired by the present collector.
Condition
The catalogue illustration is much too yellow-green in tone. The support consists of a single uncradled panel, bevelled on all four edges. The painting appears in excellent condition throughout with little or no sign of wear or damage. Inspection under ultra violet light reveals only a few local spot retouchings, for example among the boats. The varnish remains clear and even and the painting probably does not require any immediate attention.
Offered with a later gilt plaster frame, one corner slightly damaged.
"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
Jacques d’Arthois was registered as a master in the Brussels painters’ guild on 3 May 1634. For the next fifty years he dominated the field of landscape painting in the city until his death in 1686. His most common choice of subject tended to be wooded landscapes depicting the Forêt de Soignes, but the present coastal landscape differs from these forest scenes in its more varied use of colour and in the meticulous detail of the boats along the shore.