- 271
Andries Both
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Andries Both
- Adoration of the Shepherds
- Pen and brown ink over black chalk;bears old attribution in brown ink, verso: bot and Brouwer and old numbering: F/23 and 12
- 152 by 204 mm; 6 by 8 in
Provenance
Walther Schrott, Vienna (L.2383);
Schnakenberg collection, Vienna;
Leroy M. Backus;
sale, New York, Parke-Bernet, 15 March 1963, lot 39 (as Adriaen Pietersz. van der Venne);
Curtis O. Baer (L.3366);
with Jill Newhouse, New York
Schnakenberg collection, Vienna;
Leroy M. Backus;
sale, New York, Parke-Bernet, 15 March 1963, lot 39 (as Adriaen Pietersz. van der Venne);
Curtis O. Baer (L.3366);
with Jill Newhouse, New York
Literature
E.M. Zafran, Master Drawings from Titian to Picasso. The Curtis O. Baer Collection, exhib. cat., Washington, D.C., et al, 1985-87, p. 182, no. 137
Condition
Hinge mounted in two places along the upper edge to a modern card backing. There is some very minor discolouration to the sheet and some staining to the upper and lower left quarters. The medium remains fresh and vibrant throughout and the image very strong. Sold unframed.
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 present work can be compared in both style and subject matter to another drawing by the artist depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds, housed in the collection of the Fondation Custodia, Paris.1 A second sheet, in the collection of the Teylers Museum, Haarlem, includes a similar man to that located in the right foreground, carrying a long stick over his shoulder, though in the case of the present sheet there are two roosters hanging from the end of the stick, ready for the pot.2 Andries Both, the highly talented elder brother of the landscape painter Jan Both, was born in Utrecht, where he studied with Abraham Bloemaert, whose insluence is clearly apparent in this composition. By 1633, Both was on his way to Italy, whence he was never to return; in 1642, at the age of only 29 or 30, he fell into a Venetian canal and drowned. The surviving drawings from his hand are both accomplished and extremely varied in theme and style, including landscapes in pen and ink and chalk, lively representations of biblical subjects and diableries, and a small group of fine metalpoint drawings (see lot 261).
1. Inv. no. 1971-T.42
2. See M.C. Plomp, The Dutch Drawings in the Teyler Museum. Vol II. Artists Born Between 1575 and 1630, Haarlem/Gent/Doornspijk 1997, p. 93, no. 72
1. Inv. no. 1971-T.42
2. See M.C. Plomp, The Dutch Drawings in the Teyler Museum. Vol II. Artists Born Between 1575 and 1630, Haarlem/Gent/Doornspijk 1997, p. 93, no. 72