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Jan Porcellis
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Jan Porcellis
- Recto: Boat moored on a beach by a wooden palisadeVerso: Study of trees
- Black chalk and gray wash (some added later in sky), within black chalk framing lines (recto); pen and brown ink (verso);bears extensive numbering in brown ink, verso
- 181 by 242 mm; 7 1/8 by 9½ in
Provenance
With Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam,
from whom acquired in 1995
from whom acquired in 1995
Condition
Hinge mounted along the left edge to an old paper backing. There is some very light foxing throughout and some minor rubbing to the left edge. The medium remains in fine 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
This drawing is comparable with a small group of similar chalk drawings of beach and harbour scenes, including two in the British Museum, one in Berlin, one in the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, one in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York1, two sold Amsterdam, Sotheby's2, and one in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.3 The New York drawing, the Rijksmuseum sheet and three of the others are signed with the initials IP (or JP); as Schapelhouman and Schatborn have pointed out, although Jan Porcellis and his son Julius both signed paintings in this way, there is no good reason to attribute the drawings to the latter, who is totally unknown as a draughtsman. 1. Inv. no. 2005.3
2. 9 November 1999, lot 109 and 4 November 2003, lot 93
3. Inv. no. RP-T-1893-A-2758; M. Schapelhouman and P. Schatborn, Dutch Drawings of the Seventeenth Century in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Artists born between 1580 and 1600, 2 vols., Amsterdam 1998, cat. no. 270, reproduced
2. 9 November 1999, lot 109 and 4 November 2003, lot 93
3. Inv. no. RP-T-1893-A-2758; M. Schapelhouman and P. Schatborn, Dutch Drawings of the Seventeenth Century in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Artists born between 1580 and 1600, 2 vols., Amsterdam 1998, cat. no. 270, reproduced