Attributed to Gijsbertus Haasbroek (1752-1805)

An Emu and a Duck

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Attributed to Gijsbertus Haasbroek (1752-1805)
An Emu and a Duck
indistinctly inscribed and dated '.onde Koeter/.......1760 Fect:', inscribed with measurements in 'duym' (recto); with inscriptions 'Chineese Struys of Kroon-Voogel, met Een dito Eent Vogel/Zijn maat is onder zijn grooten Voet Van 12 duymen' and 'Aart Schouman (von Moes bestimmt)'
pencil, watercolour heightened with white (partly oxidized), brown ink framing lines, countermark IV, framed
508 x 338 mm.

Provenance

Storck.
R.P. Goldschmidt (L. 2926); Prestel, Frankfurt, 4 October 1917, lot 540 (as A. Schouman, 220 Marks to Heynbelte).

Sale room notice

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Beck had kindly supplied some more Provenance information:
L.H. Storck; Berlin, 25 June 1894, lot 257 (116 Marks to Gutekunst).
The drawing was sold to Meyer Elte rather than Heynbelte in 1917.

Lot Essay

Robert-Jan te Rijdt tentatively suggested the attribution on the basis of the interpretation of the signature. The inscription '.onde Koeter' refers to Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636-1695), on whose work the present lot may be based. The old attribution to Aert Schouman (1710-1792) would seem incorrect, although the subject and technique are similar to his work.

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