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Harmen ter Borch
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Harmen ter Borch
- Market in Haarlem, with a vegetable seller and other figures (after Gerard ter Borch, Jr.)
- Pen and black ink and gray wash, over traces of black chalk
- 144 by 203 mm; 5¾ by 8 in
This is a copy after the drawing by Harmen's elder half-brother, Gerard ter Borch Jr., in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.1 Harmen was one of the most prolific draughtsmen in the Ter Borch family, contributing 216 sheets, including other copies after Gerard Jr.2, to the great body of work by the various members of the family, which remained together in the Ter Borch studio estate and entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, between 1887 and 1890. Only around fifteen drawings by Harmen that are not in the Rijksmuseum are known3, including one, in Chicago, which is also a copy after a market scene by Gerard Jr.4
1. Alison McNeil Kettering, Drawings from the Ter Borch Studio Estate in the Rijksmuseum, 's-Gravenhage 1988, vol. I, pp. 114-5, cat. GJr 38
2. e.g. Kettering, op. cit., cats. H 202, H 204
3. Kettering, op. cit., vol. 2, pp. 834-840, nos. 37-49
4. Kettering, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 836-7, no. 42
1. Alison McNeil Kettering, Drawings from the Ter Borch Studio Estate in the Rijksmuseum, 's-Gravenhage 1988, vol. I, pp. 114-5, cat. GJr 38
2. e.g. Kettering, op. cit., cats. H 202, H 204
3. Kettering, op. cit., vol. 2, pp. 834-840, nos. 37-49
4. Kettering, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 836-7, no. 42
Condition
Window mounted on a modern paper support, which has in turn been hinged mounted to a modern mount. There is evidence of some minor surface dirt to the extremities and some small areas of minor staining to the sheet. The pen and ink medium remains remarkably fresh in the foreground figures and the drawing generally remains in fine condition throughout. Sold in a darkwood frame.
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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.