Jan Asselijn (circa 1615-1652)

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Jan Asselijn (circa 1615-1652)

Figures by the Entrance to a Grotto

signed 'Asselijn' (verso); black chalk, brown wash, on blue paper, brown ink framing lines
284 x 225 mm.

Provenance

An unidentified collector's inscription 'W.M.'(verso)
with B. Houthakker, Amsterdam, 1972
H. van Leeuwen (L.2799^a); Christie's, Amsterdam, 24 November 1992, lot 3

Literature

Anne-Charlotte Steland, Die Zeichungen des Jan Asselijn, Fridingen, 1989, no. 2, pl. 114, p. 95

Lot Essay

A drawing of a similar subject, similarly signed on the verso, is in the Rijksprentenkabinet (Steland, op.cit., no. 8, pl. 94). A drawing comparable in technique was sold in these Rooms, 25 November 1991, lot 110.

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