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Philips Koninck
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Philips Koninck
- Landscape with a White Fence (Bartsch 242; Hollstein 3; Hind 333; Bjorklund & Barnard Rej. 31)
- Etching
- plate: 90 by 162mm 3 5/8 by 6 3/8 in
- sheet: 93 by 165mm 3 5/8 by 6½in
Etching with drypoint, 1659, printing without the diagonal slipt stroke in the foreground seen in the first state, but before the appearance of the figure in the doorway, a very good impression of this exceptionally rare print, on paper with part of a coat of arms watermark
Provenance
Ex coll. John Barnard (L. 1419), Th. Philipe, London, 16 April and the following days 1789, lot 284; George Hibbert recto (L. 2849), Th. Philipe, London, 17 April and the following days 1809, lot 205; Craddock and Barnard; from whom purchased by Edward Rudge, Christie's London, 16-17 December 1924, lot 233; Capt. Gordon Nowell-Usticke, Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, 31 October-1 November 1967, lot 113; where acquired by the family of the present owners
Condition
With narrow margins, in good condition apart from small pale brown stains at upper corners, slightly thin areas at corners and sides (mainly visible verso), two soft short diagonal folds at upper left and lower right corners (the latter mainly visible verso), unframed.
"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 landscape painter Philips Koninck made about eight etchings, all landscapes. Most of these were originally attributed by Bartsch to Rembrandt, whose influence they strongly reflect. Koninck may have worked at Rembrandt's studio and seems to have been part of his circle of friends when he moved to Amsterdam in the 1640s.
In the present work the location depicted has been identified by Frits Lugt as a house in one of the bulwarks of Amsterdam's fortifcations, the 'de Rose' or 'rijck' bulwark. According to Lugt, Rembrandt also drew this house and others in this area.