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WILLEM JOSEPH LAQUY | The Night School, after Gerard Dou
估價
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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描述
- Willem Joseph Laquy
- The Night School, after Gerard Dou
- Watercolor and gouache, within black ink framing lines;signed and dated, lower left: W: Joseph / Laquy delin / 1771bears numbering in the hand of Ploos van Amstel, verso: h: 18¾ / b: 13¾
- 476 by 352 mm; 18 3/4 by 13 7/8 in
來源
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam (L.3004);
sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 14 November 1994, lot 166,
where acquired by the present owners
sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 14 November 1994, lot 166,
where acquired by the present owners
Condition
Hinge mounted in two places along the upper edge to a modern mount. There are some very minor nicks to the extremities, however the work remains in otherwise very good condition throughout, with the medium fresh and the image strong. Sold unframed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
拍品資料及來源
Based on the left wing of Gerard Dou's triptych: An Allegory of Art Training, a painting that was lost under dramatic circumstances, in 1771, when a shipment of pictures recently acquired from the Gerrit Braamcamp collection by Catherine the Great, sank off the coast of Finland, en route to St. Petersburg. The fact that present work is also dated 1771 suggests that Laquy must have had access to Dou's triptych in the months leading up to its acquisition by the Russian Empress. As Robert-Jan te Rijdt has kindly informed us, several other copies by Laquy after this work by Dou are known: the Rijksmuseum has a copy of the entire triptych, in oils, a large watercolour after the central panel, and two black and white chalk drawings of the side panels1, and a further watercolor copy of the central panel is in a Dutch private collection.
1. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv. nos. SK-A-2320-A; RP-T-1918-326; RP-T-1910-23; RP-T-1910-24
1. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv. nos. SK-A-2320-A; RP-T-1918-326; RP-T-1910-23; RP-T-1910-24