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Godfried Schalcken
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Godfried Schalcken
- portrait of a man, head and shoulders, wearing a blue embroidered shirt with a red sash;portrait of a girl, head and shoulders, wearing a brown shirt with a blue sash
- the former signed with initials lower right: G.S.
the latter signed with initials centre right: G.S. - a pair, both oil on copper, oval
Provenance
Private Collection, Wassenaer;
From which acquired by Saam and Lily Nijstad before 1995.
From which acquired by Saam and Lily Nijstad before 1995.
Condition
Both copper plates are flat and stable. The paint surfaces are secure and under slightly discoloured varnishes, and to the naked eye appear to be in good condition. Inspection under UV light confirms the good condition. Offered in later wooden frames in 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
Schalcken's pendant portraits are often ovals, and as well as larger works on canvas, he painted several small bust-length and smaller portraits on oval coppers. Of these, Behermann dates the smaller pair of Martijn and Gesina Goris to the 1670s, and to the same decade the single portrait of an unidentified man on a copper of similar dimensions as the Nijstad pair.1 Schalcken continued to paint similar works until the early 18th Century, but on grounds of style and costume the present pair probably also date from the late 1670s.
1. Both whereabouts unknown; see T. Behermann, Godfried Schalcken, Brussels 1988, pp. 168-9, no.s 69 & 70, both reproduced, and p. 202, no. 102, reproduced.