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Jacob Esselens
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jacob Esselens
- A view of a forest with a path next to a stream
- Black chalk, gray wash and white heightening, within brown ink framing lines, on blue paper;
inscribed in pen and brown ink with a Goll van Frankenstein inventory number, verso: N1980
Provenance
Johann Goll van Frankenstein, Amsterdam (L.2987);
Paul Davidsohn, Berlin (L.654);
Carl Robert Rudolf, London;
Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 16 November 2005, lot 150
Paul Davidsohn, Berlin (L.654);
Carl Robert Rudolf, London;
Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 16 November 2005, lot 150
Condition
Window mounted. Blue paper has faded, recto - the original blue of the sheet is still visible, verso. Several vertical creases running down the center of the sheet, perhaps due to where the sheet was once folded in half. There are several light brown stains in the upper left of the sheet and along the upper margin. Otherwise medium has remained strong and overall impression is good. Sold in a carved and gilded 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
The attribution of wooded landscapes such as this is often much debated, with the distinction between the works of Anthoine Waterloo and Simon de Vlieger often proving particularly contentious. A few drawings of this type seem, however, to have a subtly different character, with a somewhat tighter definition of the treetrunks in particular, and these are generally given to Jacob Esselens. An example, which is very similar in style to the present sheet, is in the Lugt Collection.1
1. Dessins de Paysagistes Hollandais du XVIIe Siècle, exhib. cat., Brussels/Rotterdam/Paris/Berne 1968-9, cat. no. 50, reproduced