Lot 166
  • 166

Jan Josefsz. van Goyen

Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Recto: Dune Landscape with Trees at Left and a house;Verso: Sketch of a Hill and Houses and Windmills
  • Black chalk and gray wash (recto and verso);
    bears faint numbering, in brown ink, recto, upper right:  230 (?) and bears similar numbering, verso, upper left:  240

Provenance

As for lot 153 until 1957;
W. Suhr, New York

Literature

H.-U. Beck, Jan van Goyen 1596-1656, Amsterdam 1972, vol. I, p. 314, no. 847/230A and 240A

Condition

Hinged to mount at upper margin. Yellow staining at the edges of the sheet. Lightly foxed but overall in good condition, medium remains fresh (recto and verso). 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.

Catalogue Note

See note to lot 153.