Cornelis van Noorde (1731-1795)

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Cornelis van Noorde (1731-1795)

Two Chameleons in a Landscape

signed, dated 'C.V. Noorde, fecit 1764' (recto) and inscribed 'deeze Chameleon, in zyne waare groote en kouleur is geteekent na Eene die dusdanig natuurlijk was opgezet' (verso); pencil, watercolour, grey and brown ink framing lines, watermark fleur-de-lys above shield with letters LVG
220 x 407 mm.

Provenance

Anon.sale, Sotheby's Mak van Waay, Amsterdam

Lot Essay

Van Noorde, best known for his landscapes, is also known to have drawn several animals. In the catalogue of the sale of his estate (Konstboek H, p.24, lots 593-5), several drawings of animals are mentioned, among which 'drie camelions' (B. Sliggers, Het schetsboek van Cornelis van Noorde 1731-1735, Haarlem, 1982, p. 139). Other drawings include a lion, a hyena, a camel and a rhinoceros

See illustration on p.

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