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Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
- a scene of sacrifice
- Pen and brown ink and brown and gray wash, within brown ink framing lines
Condition
Window mounted. Small thin spot, centre left edge. Tiny brown stain, bottom left corner. Otherwise very good and fresh.
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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
Stylistically, this belongs to a group of Eeckhout's earliest known drawings, which can be constructed around two studies for the artist's 1642 painting of Gideon's Sacrifice.1 Those drawings, both now in Braunschweig, are characterised by the same rapid, curling pen strokes alternating with more angular touches, distinctive, pointed facial types, and use of gray wash that are seen in the present drawing. Professor Werner Sumowski has confirmed the attribution to Eeckhout.
1. Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, inv. nos. Z 242, Z 330; W. Sumowski, Drawings of the Rembrandt School, vol. 3, New York 1980, nos. 601-602