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ANDREAS BODAN THE YOUNGER | Death and the Scholar
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Andreas Bodan The Younger
- Death and the Scholar
- Pen and brown ink and wash within partial pen and brown ink framing lines;signed, lower left: Andr Bodan
- 448 by 295 mm
Provenance
Boguslaw Jolles, Dresden and Vienna (Lugt 381 or 381a),
his sale, Munich, Hugo Helbing, 28-31 October 1895, lot 726 (as ‘André Joseph Bodem’: ‘Unter einem Säulenbogen eines Prunkbaues eine männliche Figur vor einem Skelette stehend. Bezeichnet: >>Andr. Bodem<Bisterzeichnung.);
With Hill-Stone Ltd., New York, in 1999;
Private collection
his sale, Munich, Hugo Helbing, 28-31 October 1895, lot 726 (as ‘André Joseph Bodem’: ‘Unter einem Säulenbogen eines Prunkbaues eine männliche Figur vor einem Skelette stehend. Bezeichnet: >>Andr. Bodem<Bisterzeichnung.);
With Hill-Stone Ltd., New York, in 1999;
Private collection
Literature
Simiolus: Netherlands Quarterly for the History of Art, Vol.27, nos. 1-2, 1999, p. 110 (Hill-Stone advert, drawing reproduced)
Condition
Laid down on thin japan paper. The ink has sunk into the paper in a number of places especially in areas with high concentration of iron gall ink, this has caused small holes and tears that have been made up. There are light brown stains in the lower section of the sheet. The pen and ink and wash remains strong and vibrant.
"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
Energetically drawn yet contemplative in choice of subject, this grand drawing is one of only a few known works on paper by the Alsace artist, Andreas Bodan the Younger. Bodan, a native of Mulhouse, was born into a family of painters and trained primarily with his brother, Hans–Conrad. He travelled to Italy, spending time in Rome, Naples and Sicily, and also visited Malta. Towards the end of his relatively short life (he died at the age of forty) he was appointed court painter to the Duke of Saxony, Hans Ludwig von Anhalt, in Zerbst.
Two drawings by Bodan the Younger in prominent museum collections are The Death of Cleopatra, signed and dated 1691, in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg1 and an allegorical drawing, Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Would Freeze, in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.2
1. The Death of Cleopatra (Inv.no. Hz 3397)
2. Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Would Freeze (Inv.no. 41462)
Two drawings by Bodan the Younger in prominent museum collections are The Death of Cleopatra, signed and dated 1691, in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg1 and an allegorical drawing, Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Would Freeze, in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.2
1. The Death of Cleopatra (Inv.no. Hz 3397)
2. Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Would Freeze (Inv.no. 41462)