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Jan de Bisschop
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Jan de Bisschop
- View of Katwijk-op-Zee
- Pen and brown ink and wash;inscribed in brown ink, upper centre: Catwÿk op Zee
- 97 by 149 mm; 3¾ by 5 7/8 in
Provenance
F. Knight,
his sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby Mak van Waay, 29 October 1979, lot 206;
with Adolphe Stein, London, exhibited July 1981, no. 15
his sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby Mak van Waay, 29 October 1979, lot 206;
with Adolphe Stein, London, exhibited July 1981, no. 15
Condition
Hinge mounted in two places along the upper edge to a modern card support. There is some very minor surface dirt to the sheet and three small studio(?) stains to the left edge. The pen and ink and wash medium remains in good condition throughout, with the image strong. Sold in a wooden 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
Like several other very talented Dutch landscape artists of the second half of the seventeenth century, Jan de Bisschop's primary profession was not that of artist, although he appears to have studied with Bartholomeus Breenbergh, whose style was a great influence on him. In 1649, the year after his earliest dated drawing was executed, de Bisschop enrolled as a law student in Leiden, where he remained until 1652. Thereafter he moved to The Hague to take up a legal appointment at the Court. De Bisschop continued his activities as a draughtsman during his professional career and made a large number of drawings of the area around The Hague. The present sheet is stylistically similar to the drawings De Bisschop produced in and around The Hague. There is great freedom in the application of wash that is almost impressionistic in its handling. De Bisschop's assured use of wash, seen throughout his graphic oeuvre, is highly sophisticated giving variety and depth to his compositions.