View of a village road with a well by a church

Details

Simon Jacobsz. de Vlieger (circa 1600-1653)
View of a village road with a well by a church
black chalk, grey wash, chalk framing lines, watermark Strasburg lily, the lower corners made up
208 x 316 mm.

Provenance

Anon. sale, Boerner, Leipzig, 27 November 1935, lot 527 (151 Marks with another drawing by the same hand).
Holtkott Collection, their mark 'H', not in Lugt, verso.
Anon. sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 1 December 1986, lot 85 (Nlg. 20,880).

Special notice

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

Lot Essay

While the main part of De Vlieger's painted oeuvre consists of marine scenes, the majority of his drawings are landscapes. The marine artist Jan van de Capelle owned more than a thousand of De Vlieger's drawings, possibly the entire content of his studio. The present drawing was sold along with another drawing of similar format and technique in the 1935 and 1986 (lot 84, illustrated) sales.

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