- 269
Attributed to Jan Porcellis
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Jan Porcellis
- Estuary scene with fishermen and boats
- Black chalk and grey wash, within brown ink framing lines;
an extensive letter, in black chalk, on the verso
Provenance
Paul Sandby (L.2112)
Condition
Hinged with Japan paper to mount, at top. Very light signs that the sheet was once folded, to be sent as a letter. Generally very good and fresh.
"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
This can be compared with a small group of similar chalk drawings of beach and harbour scenes, including one in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, two in the British Museum, one in Berlin, one in the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, and one (also from the Sandby collection), sold in Amsterdam.1 The Amsterdam drawing and three of the others are signed with the initials IP (or JP); as Schapelhouman and Schatborn have pointed out, although both Jan Porcellis and his son Julius signed in this way, there is no good reason to attribute the drawings to the latter, who is totally unknown as a draughtsman.
1. M. Schapelhouman and P. Schatborn, Dutch Drawings of the Seventeenth Century in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Artists born between 1580 and 1600, 2 vols., Amsterdam 1998, no. 270, reproduced. The last sold Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 9 November 1999, lot 109.