Live Auction 17994Old Master & British Drawings Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
Abraham van Dijck (Amsterdam 1635/1636-1680 Dordrecht)
Lot 53 From the Collection of Luisa Vertova

Abraham van Dijck (Amsterdam 1635/1636-1680 Dordrecht)

An old woman reading (recto), Figure studies (verso)

Closed28 January 2020

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Abraham van Dijck (Amsterdam 1635/1636-1680 Dordrecht)
An old woman reading (recto), Figure studies (verso)
with inscriptions on the verso 'E. Faesch / 1841', 'Rembrandt', 'W Esdaile' and 'P1805 P 84. N 407'
pen and brown ink, brown wash, touches of watercolour
4 3/8 x 3 ½ in. (11 x 8 cm.)

William Esdaile (1758-1837), London (L. 2617, verso).
E. Faech, 1841 (according to inscription on the verso).
Adalbert Freiherr von Lanna (1836-1909), Prague (L. 2773, verso); Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 6-11 May 1910, lot 462, pl. XXX.
Bernard Berenson (1865-1959), Florence; bequest to Luisa Vertova, 1959.

Specialist note

A particularly good example of Van Dijck’s draftsmanship, this drawing was bequeathed to Luisa Vertova by Bernard Berenson. The attribution was first proposed by Peter Schatborn in 1995. The very fine penwork and the atmospheric wash can be found in a number of drawings by the artist, who often depicted women, both young and mature, knitting and reading (W. Sumowski, Drawings of the Rembrandt School, New York, 1984, III, nos. 585-586, 593, 594-596, ill.).