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Jan van der Meer the Younger (Haarlem 1656-1705)
Lot 97 THE PROPERTY OF A DUTCH GENTLEMAN

Jan van der Meer the Younger (Haarlem 1656-1705)

Sheep in a wooded landscape with peasants in the background

Closed9 December 2015

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Jan van der Meer the Younger (Haarlem 1656-1705)
Sheep in a wooded landscape with peasants in the background
signed 'J v der meer/ de jonge'
black chalk, pen and brown and black ink, watercolour, brown ink framing lines
8 5/8 x 11 in. (22 x 28 cm.)

W. Mayor (L. 2799), and with his inscription (?) 'W.M. 1858' (verso) (L. 2639).
Anonymous sale; Kornfeld & Klipstein, Bern, 16 June 1960, lot 335.
with William H. Schab Gallery, New York.
Emile E. Wolf, New York.
Jacobus A. Klaver, with his mark on the mount (not in Lugt); Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 10 May 1994, lot 86; where purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

Jan van der Meer the Younger was born into a family of artists and, according to Van Gool, was a pupil of his father, Jan van der Meer, called 'Vermeer van Haarlem' (1628-1691). The son specialized in depictions of animals in pastoral landscapes. Although most of his drawings are executed in grey wash, he also executed a small number of drawings in a more refined technique combining black chalk, pen and ink and watercolour, as the present drawing.