- 122
Jan Josefsz. van Goyen
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Landscape with a Ferry Carrying Passengers and Two Horses Across a River, towards a Church on a Rocky Outcrop
- Black chalk and greyish-brown wash;
signed with monogram and dated, lower left: VG 1651;
bears inscription, in a 17th-century hand, verso: ..... Tekeningh van ijan/van gooijen and numbering, bottom left corner, verso: 931
Provenance
Sale, Paris, 30 March 1966, lot 24;
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 26 January 2000, lot 33;
Emile Wolf, New York,
thence by descent
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 26 January 2000, lot 33;
Emile Wolf, New York,
thence by descent
Exhibited
Ithaca, New York, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Dutch Drawings of the Seventeenth Century from a Collection, 1979, no. 15
Literature
Hans-Ulrich Beck, Jan van Goyen, 1596-1656, Amsterdam 1972, vol. I, p. 98, cat. 275, and vol. III (supplement, Doornspijk 1987, p. 66, cat. 275, illus.)
Condition
Hinged to mount in top corners. Repair, lower left corner. Some staining, and one or two thin spots, down right edge, from previous mounting. Paper backing strip stuck to reverse down left edge, also from previous mounting. One or two small losses at bottom edge. Paper slightly and evenly darkened. Chalk reasonably fresh. Sold in a modern gilt 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
In the Cornell exhibition catalogue, the first part of the inscription on the verso was read as 'Amersfort'.