- 730
Jacob Jordaens and Workshop
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Jacob Jordaens and Workshop
- Christ healing the Paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda
- oil on canvas
Provenance
With Harzen, Hamburg, from whom acquired by an ancestor of the present owner circa 1820.
Condition
The picture is lighter in tone and fresher in colour than the catalogue illustration would suggest. The canvas is lined. The paint surface appears to be in good overall condition with no apparent damage or loss of paint except for a minor fleck of paint loss upper right and three restored tears visible under a raking light, in the bearers shoulder, the old mans cloak lower right and the old mans should centre left. There is also a minor superficial surface scratch in the face of the left most man. There is surface dirt and a varnish overall. Examination under ultraviolet reveals some further scattered old retouches, for example in Christs face however the mottled varnish impedes inspection. Offered in a gold painted wood frame in good overall 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
The only known painted version of this composition by Jordaens. The invalid carrying the mat recurs in a sketch by an unknown hand, perhaps from the studio and after a lost drawing by Jordaens, now in the Pushkin Museum, Moscow (inv. no. 7063).1
1. See R.- A. d'Hulst, Jordaens Drawings, Belgium 1974, vol. II, p. 559, cat. no. C102, reproduced vol. IV, fig. 581.