Lot Essay
As observed by Emke Elen (op.cit.) this is a preliminary study for the artist's picture of an interior with figures pausing during a music lesson sold at Sotheby's, London, 16 July 1980, lot 7
Details
Willem van Mieris (1662-1747)
Study of a Man pouring from a Carafe
black and white chalk, on blue paper, brown ink framing lines
152 x 136 mm.
Study of a Man pouring from a Carafe
black and white chalk, on blue paper, brown ink framing lines
152 x 136 mm.
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sotheby's , London, 13 Dec.1973, lot 134
Literature
E. Elen-Clifford Kocq van Breugel, Tekeningen Willem van Mieris
(1662-1747) in relatie tot zijn schilderijen, Leids Kunsthistorisch
Jaarboek 1985, Delft, 1987, p. 148
(1662-1747) in relatie tot zijn schilderijen, Leids Kunsthistorisch
Jaarboek 1985, Delft, 1987, p. 148