Lots 306-373: Property from the Collection of A.M. ('Ton') van den Broek
Gerrit Lamberts
View out the gate of the Castle of Heemstede
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Lots 306-373: Property from the Collection of A.M. ('Ton') van den Broek
Gerrit Lamberts
Amsterdam 1776 - 1850
View out the gate of the Castle of Heemstede
Pen and gray ink and watercolor over traces of black chalk;
bears numbering in pen and ink, verso: No 101 and bears inscription in black chalk, Raushhuis / ? / G. Lamberts fec.
262 by 212 mm; 10¼ by 8⅜ in.
A.M. ('Ton') van den Broek (1932-1995), Haarlem (bears his mark, verso, not in Lugt)
Gerrit Lamberts was one of the most talented and original Dutch draughtsmen of the early years of the 19th century, often, as here, approaching his topographical subjects in unexpected ways. Here we see the view out through the gateway of the historic castle at Heemstede, by Haarlem; the fact that some two thirds of the surface of the drawing is devoted to the largely blank castle wall only serves to focus attention even more effectively on the distant outside view. Originally built in 1280, the castle was adapted burned and rebuilt at various intervals. It was finally destroyed in 1810, and today only its gatehouse survives.
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