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Jacob de Wit
Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description
- Jacob de Wit
- Recto: Composition study for an Allegory of Summer Verso: Subsidiary studies
- Pen and gray ink and gray and brown wash, heightened with white (recto); Point of the brush and gray wash and black chalk (verso)
- 162 by 95 mm; 6 3/8 by 3¾ in
Condition
Window mounted to a modern card backing. There are some very minor areas of surface dirt to the sheet and a tiny brown stain to the upper left corner. Otherwise in very fine condition throughout, with the medium fresh and vibrant. 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
As Robert-Jan te Rijdt has very kindly informed us, this is de Wit's first sketch for the composition of a painted wall hanging dating from 1753, right at the end of the artist's life, one of a pair that was sold at auction in London, in 1952.1 A finished drawing of the composition was with Galerie Monique Martel, in Brussels, in 2009. The subject is Ceres with a woman and a putto who are carrying grain and the fruits of summer - an Allegory of Summer.
1. Sale, London, Christie's, 1 February 1952, lot 132; listed in A. Staring, Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam 1958, p. 157
1. Sale, London, Christie's, 1 February 1952, lot 132; listed in A. Staring, Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam 1958, p. 157