FLEMISH SCHOOL 17thC - RELIGIOUS SCENE ATTR. DE CRAYER STUDIO - FINE INK DRAWING
Item History & Price
For sale is this 17th century Flemish drawing, a find in Northern Holland.
This drawing, executed in pen, ink and grey wash on laid watermarked paper, depicts a religious scene, showing Saint John the Evangelist in a kneeling pose, wearing the cloths of a hermit.
This drawing, without any doubt, was a preparatory study for a larger scale painting.
Authorship : the drawing is from the Flemish School, attributed to the studio of Gaspard de Crayer.
GASPARD DE CRAYER (A...ntwerp 1582 - Ghent 1669) : Flemish painter, draughtsman. De Crayer was born in Antwerp but spent the majority of his career working in Brussels. From an early stage, De Crayer received several commissions for altarpieces from churches and monasteries in and around Brussels. He became a highly respected figure in the community, and in 1635 he was appointed court painter to Cardinal Infante Ferdinand and later to Archduke Leopold William. Although a considerable success in his own right, De Crayer was heavily influenced by the work of Rubens. He played an important role in disseminating Rubens’s style beyond the artistic circles of Antwerp. In 1664 he moved to Ghent, where he continued to receive important commissions.
Period : ca. 1630-1640.
Size : 29x15, 5cm (without mat).
Provenance : Collection Albert van Loock (Rouen 1917 - Brussels 2011). Antiquarian, editor, art dealer, active in Brussels. Collector of drawings and prints. His collectors' mark backside right below. Lugt 3751.
Condition : Good. Some scattered dirt throughout. Sides and corners : traces of wrinkling. Attached to a paper support by the top corners (easy to remove). Matted. Unframed.
Shipping : flat shippingrate 18$. Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°). Combined shipping available.
This drawing, executed in pen, ink and grey wash on laid watermarked paper, depicts a religious scene, showing Saint John the Evangelist in a kneeling pose, wearing the cloths of a hermit.
This drawing, without any doubt, was a preparatory study for a larger scale painting.
Authorship : the drawing is from the Flemish School, attributed to the studio of Gaspard de Crayer.
GASPARD DE CRAYER (A...ntwerp 1582 - Ghent 1669) : Flemish painter, draughtsman. De Crayer was born in Antwerp but spent the majority of his career working in Brussels. From an early stage, De Crayer received several commissions for altarpieces from churches and monasteries in and around Brussels. He became a highly respected figure in the community, and in 1635 he was appointed court painter to Cardinal Infante Ferdinand and later to Archduke Leopold William. Although a considerable success in his own right, De Crayer was heavily influenced by the work of Rubens. He played an important role in disseminating Rubens’s style beyond the artistic circles of Antwerp. In 1664 he moved to Ghent, where he continued to receive important commissions.
Period : ca. 1630-1640.
Size : 29x15, 5cm (without mat).
Provenance : Collection Albert van Loock (Rouen 1917 - Brussels 2011). Antiquarian, editor, art dealer, active in Brussels. Collector of drawings and prints. His collectors' mark backside right below. Lugt 3751.
Condition : Good. Some scattered dirt throughout. Sides and corners : traces of wrinkling. Attached to a paper support by the top corners (easy to remove). Matted. Unframed.
Shipping : flat shippingrate 18$. Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°). Combined shipping available.
