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Adam Willaerts
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Adam Willaerts
- view of a mediterranean harbour ('tripoli')
Brush and black and gray wash over black chalk, within brown ink framing lines;
bears inscriptions in black chalk, verso: à Tripoli...Adam Willaerts
Provenance
L.X. Lannoy, his sale, Amsterdam, De Vries, 19 May 1925, lot 835;
Dr. J.A. Van Dongen, Amsterdam;
sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby Mak van Waay, 6 November 1978, lot 17;
sale, Amsterdam, 5 November 2002, lot 102
Dr. J.A. Van Dongen, Amsterdam;
sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby Mak van Waay, 6 November 1978, lot 17;
sale, Amsterdam, 5 November 2002, lot 102
Condition
Remains of old backing/adhesive around all four edges, verso. Some very minor light foxing. Otherwise generally very 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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Two very similarly executed drawings, clearly by the same hand, depicting Gibraltar and the harbour at Arzilia, in Morocco, are in the Ashby Collection in the Vatican Library.1
1. D. Bodart, Dessins de la Collection Thomas Ashby à la Bibliothèque Vaticane, Vatican 1975, nos. 319-320