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Jan Asselijn
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Jan Asselyn
- An italianate landscape with peasants and animals fording a river
- signed in monogram lower left: JA (in compendium)
- oil on oak panel
Provenance
Probably anonymous sale, Amsterdam, de Winter/Yver, 26 July 1775, lot 4 (to Wubbels);
The 4th Duke of Cleveland, Battle Abbey;
His (deceased) sale, London, Christie's, 8 March 1902, lot 1, for £8.18.6d to Robinson;
Dr. Schaffer, Berlin, 1927;
With Johnny van Haeften, London 1983–84, from whom bought by the father of the present owner.
The 4th Duke of Cleveland, Battle Abbey;
His (deceased) sale, London, Christie's, 8 March 1902, lot 1, for £8.18.6d to Robinson;
Dr. Schaffer, Berlin, 1927;
With Johnny van Haeften, London 1983–84, from whom bought by the father of the present owner.
Exhibited
Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery, Dutch Landscape Painting, 12 October – 3 December 1983, no. 16;
London, Johnny van Haeften, Catalogue Two, 1983–84, no. 1;
Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, 28 August – 17 November 1991, Utrecht, Centraal Museum, 6 December 1991 – 9 February 1992, I Bamboccianti. Niederlandische Malerrebellen im Rom des Barock, I, no. 1.4.
London, Johnny van Haeften, Catalogue Two, 1983–84, no. 1;
Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, 28 August – 17 November 1991, Utrecht, Centraal Museum, 6 December 1991 – 9 February 1992, I Bamboccianti. Niederlandische Malerrebellen im Rom des Barock, I, no. 1.4.
Literature
D.V. Flemming, 'Vorschau auf die Pictura', in Weltkunst, 4, February 1983, p. 419, reproduced;
C. Wright, in Dutch Landscape Painting, exhibition catalogue, Newcastle 1983, p. 32, no. 16, reproduced p. 33;
A.C. Steland-Stief, Jan Asselijn, Amsterdam 1971, pp. 52–53, 149, no. 153, reproduced plate xix;
A.C. Steland-Stief, in I Bamboccianti. Niederlandische Malerrebellen im Rom des Barock, exhibition catalogue, Milan 1991, p. 121, cat. no. 1.4, reproduced in colour p. 120;
E. v[on] W[atzdorf], in E. Mai (ed.), Das Kabinett des Sammlers, Cologne 1993, pp. 74–75, reproduced.
C. Wright, in Dutch Landscape Painting, exhibition catalogue, Newcastle 1983, p. 32, no. 16, reproduced p. 33;
A.C. Steland-Stief, Jan Asselijn, Amsterdam 1971, pp. 52–53, 149, no. 153, reproduced plate xix;
A.C. Steland-Stief, in I Bamboccianti. Niederlandische Malerrebellen im Rom des Barock, exhibition catalogue, Milan 1991, p. 121, cat. no. 1.4, reproduced in colour p. 120;
E. v[on] W[atzdorf], in E. Mai (ed.), Das Kabinett des Sammlers, Cologne 1993, pp. 74–75, reproduced.
Condition
The panel comes from a single plank, which is uncradled, flat and stable. The paint surface is clean and the varnish slightly discoloured. There is a small surface scratch, measuring 1 cm. in length, lower centre above the goats, but the painting is otherwise in excellent condition, with much of the original impasto intact.
Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals retouching to the aforementioned scratch and sensitive retouching throughout the upper centre and left part of the sky and clouds, and concentrated around the middle of the tree trunk and projecting branches.
Offered in a reproduction Dutch-style dark wood frame with wave decoration, in excellent condition.
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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
Asselijn was in Italy from the end of 1635 or early in 1636 until 1644/5, when he travelled back via Lyon and Paris to The Netherlands, which he reached by 1647. Anne-Charlotte Steland dates this work circa 1640–41, noting the manifest influence of Claude Lorrain, but given the oak support it is perhaps more likely to be later than that. Ironically, the false date 1646 that was removed upon cleaning in 1983 may have recorded the actual dating.