Cornelis Saftleven
Seated peasant with a staff
Auction Closed
July 1, 11:00 AM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Cornelis Saftleven
(Gorinchem 1607 - 1681 Rotterdam)
Seated peasant with a staff
Black chalk and stumping, within black ink framing lines;
signed with monogram and dated: CSL / 1657
294 by 197 mm
Sympathetic studies like this of individual rustic figures, seated in calm contemplation, form a significant and appealing part of Saftleven’s drawn oeuvre.