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Lot 609: Jan Stolker (Amsterdam 1724-1785 Rotterdam)

Est: €1,000 EUR - €1,500 EUR
Christie'sAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecember 15, 2010

Item Overview

Description

Jan Stolker (Amsterdam 1724-1785 Rotterdam)
A woman blowing on coals, in a trompe l'oeil niche
signed and inscribed 'J:Stolker Del:ad Exim:Pict: Gd.Schalken in poses: vir Nobilis: J: Snelle Rotterod:' (lower centre) and inscribed in the hand of Ploos van Amstel 'Naar 't orrigineel van Gd Schalken/in 't Kabinet van de Heer Jan Snelle te Rotterdam/gevolgt door J:Stolker./Hoog 12 1/2. Breet 91/2 duym.' (verso)
pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper
324 x 248 mm.

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Jan Stolker; Holsteyn, Rotterdam, 27 March 1786, lot 192.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 16 November 2005, lot 166.

Notes

After a lost original by Godfried Schalcken (Made 1643-1706 The Hague), otherwise known today only trough a very damaged version in the Musée Bertrand, Châteauroux.

Auction Details

European Noble and Private Collections incl. Fine Paintings

by
Christie's
December 15, 2010, 12:00 AM CET

Cornelis Schuytstraat 57, Amsterdam, 1071 JG, NL