A monk contemplating a crucifix, with two subsidiary studies of hands (recto); Figure studies (verso)

Details

Flemish School, 17th Century
A monk contemplating a crucifix, with two subsidiary studies of hands (recto); Figure studies (verso)
with number '8' and with inscription 'A. v. Dijck' (both verso)
red chalk and traces of black chalk (recto); pen and black ink, (verso), watermark Sacred Heart
11½ x 7¼ in. (29 x 18.8 cm.)

Literature

I.Q. van Regteren Altena, 'Een Jeugdwerk van Johannes Vermeer', Oud Holland, LXXXV, 1960, p. 191, pl. 10 (as Vermeer).
J. Giltaj, Le Cabinet d'un Amateur: Dessins flamands et hollandais des XVIe et XVIIe siècles d'une collection privée d'Amsterdam, exhib. cat. Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Paris, Fondation Custodia, and Brussels, Bibliothèque Albert 1er, 1976-77, p. 86, under no. 145.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Brought to you by

Benjamin Peronnet

bperonnet@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2272

Lot Essay

Considered by I.Q. van Regteren Altena to be a study by Vermeer for a lost painting of Saint Francis dating from the beginnings of the artist.
For another drawing attributed to Vermeer by van Regteren Altena, see lot 229.

More from The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part II. Dutch and Flemish Drawings from 1500-1900

View All