Lot Essay
Cats is known for his series of seasons and months, which were often used for illustrations in almanacs, but despite their size the present drawings do not seem to be part of such a series
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Jacob Cats (1741-1799)
A Road through a Village; A Road along a Canal with a Cart; A Road along a Canal with a Man in a Cart on a Bridge; and A Man with a Bull on a Road by a Gate
all signed and dated 'J:Cats inv/1774'(versi); red chalk, brown wash, red chalk and pencil framing lines
48 x 85 mm. each (4)
A Road through a Village; A Road along a Canal with a Cart; A Road along a Canal with a Man in a Cart on a Bridge; and A Man with a Bull on a Road by a Gate
all signed and dated 'J:Cats inv/1774'(versi); red chalk, brown wash, red chalk and pencil framing lines
48 x 85 mm. each (4)
Provenance
with Van Iperen, Amsterdam, 1956
Exhibited
Arnhem, 1958, no. 31
Utrecht, 1959/60, no. 20
Laren, 1963, no. 34
Nijmegen, 1965, no. 69
Leeuwarden, 1966, no. 88
Bonn/Saarbrücken/Bochum, 1968/9, no. 33
Rheydt, 1971, no. 18
Amsterdam, 1975/6, no. 27
Bremen/Braunschweig/Stuttgart, 1979/80, no. 31
Utrecht, 1959/60, no. 20
Laren, 1963, no. 34
Nijmegen, 1965, no. 69
Leeuwarden, 1966, no. 88
Bonn/Saarbrücken/Bochum, 1968/9, no. 33
Rheydt, 1971, no. 18
Amsterdam, 1975/6, no. 27
Bremen/Braunschweig/Stuttgart, 1979/80, no. 31