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Jacobus Buys
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Jacobus Buys
- Two theatrical scenes:A) A scene from Molière's TartuffeB) A scene from Lingelbach's False Virtue
- Both point of the brush and three shades of grey wash, over traces of black chalk, within grey ink framing lines;
both signed and dated, lower right: J. Buÿs 1757
Provenance
Probably Baron Hendrick van Slingelandt (1702-1759);
thence by descent to the present owners
thence by descent to the present owners
Condition
Both hinged to modern mounts. Tartuffe is very fractionally discoloured. Otherwise both works are in very fine condition with the medium fresh throughout.
"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
Jacobus Buys specialised in refined interior scenes which are also theatrical, and at times comic in character. A pupil of Cornelis Troost, Buys, like his master, frequently painted and drew scenes from plays, which probably explains the close compositional resemblances shared between his drawing for Lingelbach's False Virtue in the present lot, and a pastel dating to 1743, by Troost, of the same subject in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.1
The compositions for both of the drawings in the present lot are also known through two later pastels executed by Buys,2 now held in the collection of The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
1. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Inv. no. SK-A-1707
2. See J.W. Niemeijer, Cornelis Troost 1696-1750, Assen 1973, pp. 410-411, reproduced