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Attributed to Roelandt Savery
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Roelandt Savery
- View of a village with windmills
- Pen and brown ink, within brown ink framing lines
Provenance
Yegor Mackowsky, Moscow (1802-1886) (L.885a);
bears another unidentified Russian collector's mark, verso (not in Lugt);
Hermitage, St. Petersburg (L.2681a),
sale, Leipzig, C.G. Boerner, 29 April, 1931, lot 38 (as Attributed to Jan Bruegel the Elder);
with Nicolaas Beets, Amsterdam,
from whom purchased on 4 December 1931 by I.Q. van Regteren Altena (1899-1980) (L.4617),
sale of his collection, Amsterdam, Christie's, 10 December 2014, lot 107 (as Circle of Claes Jansz. Visscher II)
bears another unidentified Russian collector's mark, verso (not in Lugt);
Hermitage, St. Petersburg (L.2681a),
sale, Leipzig, C.G. Boerner, 29 April, 1931, lot 38 (as Attributed to Jan Bruegel the Elder);
with Nicolaas Beets, Amsterdam,
from whom purchased on 4 December 1931 by I.Q. van Regteren Altena (1899-1980) (L.4617),
sale of his collection, Amsterdam, Christie's, 10 December 2014, lot 107 (as Circle of Claes Jansz. Visscher II)
Condition
Hinged to mount at top. Repaired tear, top right corner, and some stains in all four corners from previous mounting. Another small repaired tear, top centre edge. A few small, light stains in upper half of sheet, but general condition good and fresh. Paper has at some stage been folded up, leaving very light creases (primarily visible from the reverse). Sold in a Dutch style imitation tortoiseshell 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. 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."
"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
The entry in the Van Regteren Altena sale catalogue noted that although the drawing was presented as 'Circle of Claes Jansz. Visscher,' an attribution to Jacob Savery had also been suggested. In fact, the style of this accomplished landscape seems much closer to that of Roelandt Savery, rather than his elder brother. Although the composition, so reminiscent of Jan Breughel, is not typical of the work of either Savery, the handling of the pen, with its sweeping yet somewhat nervous lines and precise treatment of foliage, is close to that seen in a number of Roelandt's drawings made in Prague, notably the famous view of the Charles Bridge, in the collection of the Národni Galerie, Prague (inv. K 37.440).