Lot 167
  • 167

Jan Josefsz. van Goyen

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • A Haywagon at Left and Women carrying Jugs
  • Black chalk and gray wash;
    bears faint numbering, in brown ink, upper right:  96

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. 300, no. 847/96, illustrated

Condition

Hinged to mount at upper margin. There is quite a lot of brown staining throughout the sheet and along the margins. The chalk is still strong. 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.
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Catalogue Note

See note to lot 153.  Van Goyen used this drawing as the basis for a painting, dated 1651, in a private collection.1

1.  H.-U. Beck, op. cit., vol. II, no. 1161