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Godfried Maes
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Godfried Maes
- Ceres sets the corn on fire
- Pen and black ink and gray wash bears old attribution, title and numbering in brown ink, on the old mount: G: Maas / Ceres Heebt het Koorn in Brandt / 69
- 178 by 233 mm; 7 by 9 1/8 in
Provenance
The widow of the artist (see J.B. Descamps, La vie des peintres..., Paris 1753-63, vol. IV, p. 19, 'Il avoit composé les fables d'Ovide, que sa Veuve à vendu 800 Florins après sa mort');
Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam (acquired in Antwerp before 1717), his sale, Amsterdam de Leth, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87 ('De Herschepping van Ovidus, in drieentachig uitvoerige Teekeningen, door G. Maes. Welke in één keep verkocht zullen worden');
B. Cronenburgh, sale, Amsterdam, 28 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1 ('Dire-en tachentig Teekeningen uit de Ovidius...');
Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 1 December 1986, lot 105
Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam (acquired in Antwerp before 1717), his sale, Amsterdam de Leth, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87 ('De Herschepping van Ovidus, in drieentachig uitvoerige Teekeningen, door G. Maes. Welke in één keep verkocht zullen worden');
B. Cronenburgh, sale, Amsterdam, 28 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1 ('Dire-en tachentig Teekeningen uit de Ovidius...');
Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 1 December 1986, lot 105
Condition
Hinge mounted in two places along the upper edge to an old mount. The drawing is in exceptionally fine condition, with the medium fresh and vibrant throughout and the image strong. Sold in a modern 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 was part of a series of eight-three drawings by Maes illustrating episodes from Ovid's Matamorphoses. The drawings remained together until the Cronenburgh sale in 1762, after which they were separated into various groups. For further information, see Janno van Tatenhove, 'Tekeningen door Jacob de Wit voor de Ovidius van Picart', Leids Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 1985. Achttiende-Eeuwse Kunst in de Nederlanden, Delft 1987, pp. 211-234 (especially pp. 232-233, notes 36-40).