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Abraham Rademaker
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Abraham Rademaker
- View of Velsen
- Pen and brown ink and brown and gray wash, over traces of black chalk;bears old attribution and inscription on the mount: Rademaker and Vue de Velsen
- 138 by 273 mm; 5½ by 10¾ in
Provenance
Milford Collection;
Collection of Baron Cassel van Doorn, Belgium;
Aymonnier Gallery, Paris
Collection of Baron Cassel van Doorn, Belgium;
Aymonnier Gallery, Paris
Condition
Window mounted on an old mount. There is some very minor scattered surface dirt to the sky. Otherwise in exceptionally fine condition, with the medium fresh and vibrant and the white of the paper still evident throughout and used by the artist as a form of heightening. Sold in a modern 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
Rademaker included an engraved view of Velsen, seen from much the same point of view, as plate 50 in the first part of his great compendium of Dutch views, the Kabinet van Nederlandsche Outheden en Gezichten, Amsterdam 1725.