Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Pieter Jansz. Quast
A Bacchanal with the drunken Silenus
Lot Closed
March 24, 04:01 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Pieter Jansz. Quast
Amsterdam 1605/6 - 1647
A Bacchanal with the drunken Silenus
Black lead and grey wash on vellum;
signed and dated, lower right: Pr Quast 1646 and bears inscription, verso (according to 1997 cataloguing; sheet is now partially laid down): Faunes et Sylvains/Signé. Pieters Quaest 1646
260 by 255 mm
Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 11 November 1997, lot 74
Quast was one of the great satirists in 17th century Dutch art, lampooning in his drawings every manner of pretension and foolishness. He is best known for his caricatures and drawings of scenes from popular comedies and farces but a number of those drawings also contain a strong political element, relating to the horrors of the oppressive Spanish rule over the Netherlands and the often bloody wars of independence.