LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on panel

Size Notes:

panel: 13 by 10 ? in.; 33 by 25.7 cm.

Edition:

Art market, Amsterdam, circa 1936-1939;

Description:

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Markings:

An artist in his studio, seated on a stool, in front of an easel, with a pipe raised to his mouth

Condition:

The panel is flat, stable, and beveled on all 4 sides, with only part of the bottom edge beveled. The portrait image reads strongly under a clear varnish with costume details visible. The wood grain is visible throughout due to the artist's manner of thin execution in some areas. Under UV inspection, small spots of retouching are visible throughout, concentrated in background areas and shadows, with a larger area of retouching on the back of the artist's easel. Retouching has been well applied and is not visible to the naked eye. Overall, painting is in good condition and can hang in its current state. Offered in a simply carved ebonized wood frame. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Exhibited:

Paris, Bob Haboldt, Portrait de l'artiste: images des peintres 1600-1890, 1991, no. 10.

Literature:

Catalogue of Paintings forming the private collection of P.A.B. Widener, Ashbourne, near Philadelphia, Paris 1885-1900, vol. II, cat. no. 186 (as Jean le Duck); H. van Hall, Portraits of Dutch Painters and other Artists of the Low Countries: specimen of an ionography: repertorium, Amsterdam 1963, p. 63; H.J. Raupp, Untersuchungen zu Knstlerbildnis und Knstlerdarstellung in den Niederlanden im 17. Jahrhundert, Hildesheim 1984, p. 235, reproduced fig. 141; B. Schnackenburg, "Der lustlose Student," in Rembrandt: Genie auf der Suche, exhibition catalogue, Zwolle 2006, p. 199, reproduced fig. 19; L. Kleinert, Atelierdarstellungen in der niederlndischen Genremalerei des 17. Jahrhunderts - realistisches Abbild oder glabwrdiger Schein, Petersberg 2006. p. 192, reproduced fig. 7a; J. Rosen, Pieter Codde (1599-1678). Catalogue Raisonn, Newcastl upon Thyne, 2020, p. 368, cat. no. 89B, reproduced.

Provenance:

Madame Narbonne (according to an old label on the reverse); Le Clerq collection, the Netherlands (as attributed to Pieter Codde); P.A.B. Widener, Asbhourne near Philadelphia (as Jean le Duck); Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Gentleman"), London, Christie's, 23 April 1910, lot 131 (as P. Codde); Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Pulkowski, Berlin; Art market, Amsterdam, circa 1936-1939; Robert P. Weimann, Ansonia, 1968; Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann, New York, from at least 1991-2006; Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 31 January 2019, lot 202; There acquired.