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Hendrik Keun
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Hendrik Keun
- View on the Keisersgracht, Amsterdam, opposite the Westermarkt
- Pen and grey ink and watercolor, over traces of black chalk, within partial black ink framing lines;
signed, lower left: Hk Keun ad viv del
Provenance
Atlas-Slagregen,
sale, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller, 20 October 1891, lot 208
sale, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller, 20 October 1891, lot 208
Exhibited
New York, Finch College Museum of Art, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Weldon, 1966, no. 19
Condition
Window mounted. There is an old repaired tear to the upper centre and two small repaired tears to the left edge. The paper has fractionally discoloured and there are some light blue areas of foxing noticeable in parts of the sky. There are some slight abrasions to the sheet along its edges. The watercolour is still remarkably fresh throughout and the image strong.
"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
Although the distinctive tower is not visible here, the building with the twin staircases, on the far side of the canal to the left, is the Westerkerk. The same location was depicted by Jan de Beijer and by Johannes Schouten, around 1760 or shortly before, in two drawings in the van Eeghen collection at the Amsterdam archives.1 During the 1760s and '70s, Keun made various topographical drawings of Amsterdam, many of which served as the basis for prints. Though slightly smaller than this and monochrome, an otherwise similar example of his work, signed in the same form seen here, is the view of the Leidseplein, also formerly in the van Eeghen collection.2
1. B. Bakker, E. Fleurbaay & A.W. Gerlagh, De verzameling Van Eeghen, Amsterdamse tekeningen 1600-1950, Zwolle 1988, p. 153, no. 110, and p. 163, no. 124
2. Ibid, pp. 204-5, no. 199