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Cornelis Dusart
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Cornelis Dusart
- Head of a Young Boy
- Black and red chalk and watercolor, heightened with touches of white chalk, within brown ink framing lines;signed with the artist's initials in black chalk, lower left: CDS
- 104 by 95 mm; 4 by 3¾ in
Condition
Hinge mounted in two places along the upper edge to a card backing. The sheet has fractionally discoloured and there is evidence of light foxing throughout. There is some old creasing to the upper edge of the sheet. The chalk medium and watercolor remains strong throughout. Sold in a giltwood 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
Inspired by the example of his teacher Adriaen van Ostade, Cornelis Dusart made many drawings and paintings of peasant subjects. The sympathy with which he treated his subjects seems, though, to have varied; in some cases, he showed them as crude and ugly, but in others, as here, he infused his images with a breath of ennobling elegance. Dusart was a gifted watercolorist, and works like this show off his talents in regard at their very best.