Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Jacob van Spreeuwen
A scholar in his study
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March 24, 03:13 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Jacob van Spreeuwen
Leiden 1609/10 - after 1658
A scholar in his study
indistinctly signed lower right: ISPR…..N (IS in ligature)
oil on oak panel
unframed: 52.4 x 65.3 cm.; 20 5/8 x 25 5/8 in.
framed: 65 x 77 cm.; 25 5/8 x 30 1 /4 in.
Acquired for the Wieg collection in the early 1980s.
Jacob van Spreeuwen, from Leiden, specialised in genre scenes and interiors. His work was influenced by other Leiden genre painters, such as Gerrit Dou (1613-75), Quiringh van Brekelenkam (1622/29-69/79), and Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69). He frequently returned to the subject of the scholar in his study, which offered him the opportunity to depict in meticulous detail interiors full of fascinating and rare objects. In the present work, the composition is wider than in other examples, and the room in which the scholar sits is considerably more spacious.