Live Auction 3052The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part II. Dutch and Flemish Drawings from 1500-1900
Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam 1695/96-1754)
Lot 13

Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam 1695/96-1754)

The heads of three women, probably the Three Maries at the Cross

Closed10 December 2014

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EUR 2,500

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Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam 1695/96-1754)
The heads of three women, probably the Three Maries at the Cross
signed 'J d Wit'
black, red and white chalk, point of the brush and brown ink on buff paper, double black ink framing lines
7 7/8 x 7¾ in. (20 x 19.7 cm.)

P. van der Dussen van Beeftingh; Lamme, Rotterdam, 29-30 May 1876, lot 725 ('J. de Wit... 725. Têtes de femmes. A la sanguine').

Specialist note

A drawing of the same veiled model's head, seen in profile and very similar to the head on the right of the present drawing, is in the Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt (inv. 2045).