Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot
A village scene with a woman distributing alms
Lot Closed
March 24, 03:12 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot
Utrecht 1586 - 1666
A village scene with a woman distributing alms
signed in monogram lower left: Jc Ds (both in ligature)
oil on oak panel
unframed: 57 x 83.4 cm.; 22 3/8 x 32 3/4 in.
framed: 79 x 104.5 cm.; 31 1/8 x 41 1/8 in.
Bought from a Dutch private collector for the Wieg collection, circa 1993-96.
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot was active in Utrecht for many years, from 1616 to 1661. He was a prolific painter who specialised in lively village fair scenes, of which the present work is a characteristic example. These depictions often share a similar structure, which is found in this work: the fair and sellers in the centre (in this case, a woman giving alms) and village buildings on both sides.