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Abraham Bloemaert
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Abraham Bloemaert
- Apollo and Pan in a musical contest, with Midas and Tmolus as judges
- Pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white, over black chalk
Provenance
With Galerie Marc Villette, Paris, 1991;
sale, New York, Christie's, 25 January 2005, lot 176;
with Galerie Alexis Bordes, Paris
sale, New York, Christie's, 25 January 2005, lot 176;
with Galerie Alexis Bordes, Paris
Literature
J. Bolten, Abraham Bloemaert c.1565-1651, The drawings, 2 volumes, Leiden 2007, vol. 1, p. 185, reproduced vol. 2, p. 241, fig. 523b
Condition
Laid down. Somewhat abraded in places, most noticeably along vertical ridge in lower half of composition, right of center. Some surface dirt and light staining throughout. Otherwise reasonable condition. Sold in an attractive carved and gilded antique frame.
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
Jaap Bolten notes that a finished 'picture drawing' by Bloemaert of this scene, dated 1650, was recorded in several 18th-century sale catalogues, but now seems to be lost.1 The present drawing he dates rather earlier in the artist's career, suggesting that it was Bloemaert's first version of the scene, to which he returned when making the later drawing. Another, weaker version, dated 1650 and possibly based on the lost drawing, is also known.2 Bloemaert also treated the subject, which comes from Ovid (Metamorphoses, XI, 146-93), in a painting of 1635-40, but there the composition is different.3
1. Bolten, op. cit., p. 185, no. 523
2. Sold Amsterdam, Christie's, 25 November 1992, lot 534
3. Berlin, Jagdschloss Grunewald, inv. Gk 1 6299; M.G. Röthlisberger and M.J. Bok, Abraham Bloemaert.., 2 vols., Doornspijk 1993, cat. 544, col. pl. XXXII and figs. 729-30