Property from the Collection formed by Dr. Einar Perman (1893-1976), Stockholm
Pieter Jansz. Quast
Couples conversing in the park of a country house
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7,000 - 9,000 USD
拍品信息
描述
Pieter Jansz. Quast
Amsterdam 1605/6 - 1647
Couples conversing in the park of a country house
Black chalk on vellum;
signed and dated, upper right: Pieter Quast / 1638
213 by 320 mm; 8 ⅜ by 12 ½ in.
Dr. Einar Perman (1893-1976), Stockholm,
by descent to the present owners
by descent to the present owners
Laren, Singer Museum, Oude Tekeningen uit de Nederlanden. Verzameling Prof. E. Perman, Stockholm, 1962, cat. 88
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. Here his target seems to be the pretension of the upper classes, strolling in their finery on the terrace of a country estate, along with their (fellow) peacocks.
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