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Philips Koninck
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Philips Koninck
- Christ preaching in the wilderness
- Pen and brown ink and wash, within brown ink framing lines
Provenance
Johann Wilhelm Nahl (L.1954);
Mortimer Brandt, New York (bears his collector's mark, M.B.N.Y., not in Lugt);
sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby Mak van Waay, 21 March 1977, lot 79 (as Samuel van Hoogstraten);
sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 5 November 2002, lot 55 (as Koninck);
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 26 January 2011, lot 604
Mortimer Brandt, New York (bears his collector's mark, M.B.N.Y., not in Lugt);
sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby Mak van Waay, 21 March 1977, lot 79 (as Samuel van Hoogstraten);
sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 5 November 2002, lot 55 (as Koninck);
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 26 January 2011, lot 604
Literature
W. Sumowski, Drawings of the Rembrandt School, New York 1982, vol. 6, p. 3166, no. 1422X, reproduced p. 3167 (as Koninck)
Condition
Window mounted on japan paper. Some slight areas of thinning at the upper left and right corners, and the lower left, which is visible only when the drawing is held up to the light. A small nick to the centre right of the lower edge. A small brown stain to the upper centre left. The red collector's mark on the verso has caused a very tiny red stain near the lower left corner of the sheet. Where the ink is thickest it has sunk very slightly, but this does not impact the drawing. Overall the sheet is in good 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
As Sumowski noted (loc. cit.), this drawing is comparable in style to works by Koninck such as the Christ Among the Doctors, in Leipzig (Sumowski 1398X) and the Last Supper, in the Amsterdam Museum (Sumowski 1420X). Though it was formerly attributed to Hoogstraten, the distincive, angular figure types and broad yet subtle use of wash are entirely typical of Koninck. On the basis of similarities between the landscape details and a signed and dated landscape drawing of 1660, formerly in the Koenigs Collection (Sumowski 1358), Sumowski proposes a dating of circa 1660 for the present drawing too.