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David Teniers the Younger
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- David Teniers the Younger
- Studies of two figures, one seated, the other standing
- Black lead, within brown ink framing lines; a fragmentary study of part of a seated figure on the verso;
bears inscription, lower right: Teniers
Condition
A little surface dirt throughout, but general condition good and strong. Sold in an antique Dutch dark wood 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 rare figure drawings of David Teniers the Younger stand out among other Flemish drawings of the period, both technically and in their great verve and accomplishment. Teniers was one of very few artists of his time to favor the use of black lead, rather than black chalk or pen and ink, and this distinctive medium results in a flickering, animated play of light and a great sense of movement, qualities that are particularly evident in this substantial sheet of studies. The study of the seated man was used as the basis for a figure in a painting of the early 1660s, Archers in a Landscape (fig. 1), in which he appears in exactly the same pose, though wearing a hat.1
1. Karabots Foundation; see David Teniers der Jüngere 1610-1690, exhib. cat., Karlsruhe, Staatlichen Kunsthalle, 2005-6, pp. 290-291, n. 93