- 140
Attributed to Jan Wierix
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jan Wierix
- a Dancing Peasant couple, after Dürer
Pen and brown ink over black chalk on vellum;
bears date 1514 and Dürer monogram, top centre
Provenance
Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445);
A. Firmin-Didot (L.119),
sale, Paris, Drouot, 16 April - 12 May 1877, lot 22 (as Albrecht Dürer)
Condition
Laid down. Vellum laid down onto cardboard. The vellum has buckled slightly. The overall condition is good. There are a few small brown stains lower center and a brown mark lower right just above the peasant's boot.
Sold in a plain wooden 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.
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
This drawing records Dürer's 1514 woodcut, Bartsch 90 (101). Wierix in fact made an engraved copy of this print, and his drawing style is close enough to the techinique seen here that the possibility should certainly be considered that this drawing too is by Wierix.
The M-like mark in the lower right of the sheet has previously been interpreted as the collector's mark of Otto Gerstenberg (L.1840c), but this does not seem convincing.