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DAVID VINCKBOONS | The Hurdy-Gurdy Player
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Circle of David Vinckboons
- The Hurdy-Gurdy Player
- oil on oak panel, the reverse with an unidentified red wax collector's seal
- 24.4 by 40.4cm., 9 5/8 by 15 7/8 in.
on panel
Provenance
Dr. H. Schroth, 1950 (according to an old label affixed to the reverse)
Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Sotheby's, 9 March 1983, lot 12
Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Sotheby's, 9 March 1983, lot 12
Condition
The panel is formed of a single plank, is very slightly bevelled on the left and right margins, and is flat and stable. The paint surface is clean and the varnish only slight discoloured. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals some small retouchings scattered throughout, most notably scattered along the horizontal wood grain in the red jacket of the child centre right, and the figure directly to his right, as well as in the central figure’s hat. In overall good condition.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
There are two further treatments of this composition by the artist; one which sold Christie's, London, 7 December 2011, lot 107,1 and the other, which features additional figures to the right, a more crowded background, and a running dog lower centre, is in the Städel Museum, Frankfurt.2 There are also three similar compositions in reverse which show the same configuration of window dwellers; one is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam,3 one which sold Christie's, New York, 21 January 2011, lot 21,4 and one signed and dated version was with P. de Boer 1969–70.5 1 K. Ertz and C. Nitze-Ertz, David Vinckboons 1576–1632, Lingen 2016, p. 372, cat. no. 121, reproduced.
2 Inv. no. 1102; see Ertz 2016, p. 372, cat. no. 120, reproduced.
3 Inv. no. SK-A-2401; see Ertz 2016, p. 375, cat. no. 125, reproduced.
4 Ertz 2016, p. 375, cat. no. 124, reproduced.
5 G. Marlier, Pierre Brueghel le Jeune, Brussels 1969, p. 365, no. 1, reproduced p. 366, fig. 225.
2 Inv. no. 1102; see Ertz 2016, p. 372, cat. no. 120, reproduced.
3 Inv. no. SK-A-2401; see Ertz 2016, p. 375, cat. no. 125, reproduced.
4 Ertz 2016, p. 375, cat. no. 124, reproduced.
5 G. Marlier, Pierre Brueghel le Jeune, Brussels 1969, p. 365, no. 1, reproduced p. 366, fig. 225.