LOT DETAILS
Materials:
Pen and brown ink and wash over traces of black chalk
Measurements:
0.04 in. (0.10 cm.) (height) by 2.57 in. (6.52 cm.) (width) by 13,208.46 in. (33,549.50 cm.) (width)
Edition:
At the time of the 1992 sale, Dr Wolfgang Adler compared this drawing with another in the British Museum, and suggested a dating of circa 1640.1
Description:
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Jan Wildens specialised in landscape painting. From 1613 until 1618 he worked in Rome, and briefly Genoa; in Rome he came strongly under the influence of the great landscape innovator Paul Bril. Following his return to his native Antwerp, Wildens collaborated with a number of artists, including Sir Peter Paul Rubens, providing the landscape backgrounds for their figural compositions.
Condition:
Window mounted. Upper left corner is missing and has been made up and part of the upper right corner has been made up too. Vertical crease running down the centre of the sheet. Pen and ink and wash still strong and vibrant. Sold framed. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.
Exhibited:
Leeuwaarden, Museum Princessehof, Tentoonstelling Oude Tekeningen uit Drie Eeuwen, Collectie Hans van Leeuwen, 1966, no. 3; Rheydt, Stdtisches Museum Schloss Rheydt, Niederlndische Zeichnungen des 17. - 19. Jahrhunderts aus der Sammlung Hans van Leeuwen, 1971, no. 86; Fribourg, Muse d'Art et d'Histoire, Passau, Oberhaumuseum, Trier, Stdtisches Museum, Aachen, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, and Nuremberg, Drerhaus, Niederlndische Meisterzeichnungen des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts aus der Sammlung Hans van Leeuwen, 1982-84, no. 118
Literature:
W. Adler, Jan Wildens, der Landschaftsmitarbeiter des Rubens, Fridingen, 1980, pl. 51, no. 37, reproduced, pl. 39
Provenance:
Dr. J. Schouten, Delft; with C. Deirkauf, Utrecht, 1963; Hans van Leeuwen (1911-2010), Amsterdam/Amerongen (L.2799a), his sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 24 November 1992, lot 236 (as Jan Wildens)