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Reinier Vinkeles
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Reinier Vinkeles
- View of the weighhouse in the Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam
- Pen and gray ink and wash within gray ink framing lines;
signed, dated and inscribed in pen and brown ink, verso: De St. Anthonus Waag. op de Nieuwe Markt. / R Vinkeles ad viv ' 1770
Condition
Overall in very good condition. There is a small tear at lower right corner. Otherwise sheet relatively clean and medium strong and vibrant.
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
A watercolor view by Vinkeles, also showing the Waag (weighhouse) but from a different angle, is in the Amsterdam Museum1, and another pen sketch is in the Gemeentearchief, Amsterdam.2
1. Atlas Splitgerber, cat. 1874, no. 634
2. See B. Bakker, Amsterdam getekend, Amsterdam 1978, reproduced facing p. 16