Lot 173
  • 173

Frederik de Moucheron

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Frederik de Moucheron
  • mountainous river landscape with buildings and a bridge over a river
  • Pen and brown ink and wash, on two sheets of paper, joined vertically;
    signed in brown ink, lower left (partially cut): Moucheron

Provenance

Dr. Justus Schmidt, Vienna (L.1129c)

Condition

Slightly thin towards top of join between the paper sheets. Repaired tears, left and right edges. Was at some point folded in eight. Light foxing and surface dirt throughout, but generally very good and strong.
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Catalogue Note

Although Moucheron often drew on a large scale, this is one of his grandest, most monumental drawings.