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Hendrik Goudt
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Hendrik Goudt
- Houses along a wooded riverbank, with figures and animals
- Pen and brown ink;bears early numbering in brown ink, verso: 7, and later attribution to Rembrandt, with extensive biographical inscription
- 101 by 172 mm; 4 by 6¾ in
Provenance
Sale Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 21 November 1989, lot 23;
Private Collection, New York,
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 23 January 2001, lot 136
Private Collection, New York,
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 23 January 2001, lot 136
Condition
Laid down on an old decorative mount, which has in turn been hinged to a modern mount. There is light scattered foxing throughout the sheet and the ink has very fractionally sunk in places. The medium otherwise remains in good condition, with the image strong throughout this atmospheric work. 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
This characteristically energetic landscape is very similar in style to four drawings of wooded landscapes by Goudt in Braunschweig, and was probably made at around the same time. Like most of Goudt's drawings, they were formerly given to Elsheimer, of whom Goudt was both pupil and patron. Distinguished by a personal combination of angular, hatched shading and swirling, calligraphic outlines, Goudt's approach to vegetation is both idiosyncratic and appealing. A little over a dozen landscapes of this type by the artist are known, of which only this and one other remain in private hands.2 1. H. Möhle, Die Zeichnungen Adam Elsheimers, Berlin 1966, pls. 40-41, nos. G101-104
2. Ibid., nos. G101-115. The other sold, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 8 November 2000, lot 17
2. Ibid., nos. G101-115. The other sold, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 8 November 2000, lot 17