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Jan Josefsz. van Goyen
Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
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Description
- A river landscape with houses and a boat landing with figures
- Black chalk and gray wash, within brown ink framing lines;
signed with the artist's initials and dated, lower right: VG 1653 - 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
Provenance
With G. Wildenstein, 1953-55;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 5 July 2000, lot 79;
with Haboldt & Co. New York;
private collection, New York
sale, London, Sotheby's, 5 July 2000, lot 79;
with Haboldt & Co. New York;
private collection, New York
Literature
H.-U. Beck, Jan van Goyen, 1596-1656, Amsterdam 1972, vol. I, p. 156, no. 456, reproduced
Condition
Window mounted. Some very minor light brown stains. Otherwise in very fine condition, with the medium fresh and vibrant throughout. Sold in a modern, stained wood 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
It seems that van Goyen's signed, finished drawings of this type were usually made in the studio, based on rapid sketches that he made during his various journeys around the Netherlands and northern Germany. The original study from life on which the present drawing is based is to be found in a sketchbook, still intact and now in Dresden, which van Goyen used around 1648, during a journey which took him southwards from Leiden to Brussels, by way of The Hague, Delft, Dordrecht, Bergen-op-Zoom, Antwerp, and numerous other towns and villages (see H.-U. Beck, op. cit., pp. 271-283, specifically no. 846/32).