Lot Essay
A drawing comparable in handling and subject, but of larger format, is in the Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam (Schulz, op.cit., no. 654, fig. 110)
Details
Herman Saftleven (1609-1685)
A Tree in a Wood
black chalk, brown wash, black chalk framing lines
170 x 130 mm.
A Tree in a Wood
black chalk, brown wash, black chalk framing lines
170 x 130 mm.
Provenance
R. Udny (cf. L.2248, according to an inscription on the mount)
M. Marignane (L. 1872)
Anon. sale, R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 21-2 Dec. 1931, lot 259
A. Welcker (L. 2793c), his (?) inscription 'Inv. No 130' (verso)
Anon. sale, Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 27 Nov. 1963, lot 412
M. Marignane (L. 1872)
Anon. sale, R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 21-2 Dec. 1931, lot 259
A. Welcker (L. 2793c), his (?) inscription 'Inv. No 130' (verso)
Anon. sale, Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 27 Nov. 1963, lot 412