E-CATALOGUE OF MASTER DRAWINGS, 2010 Crispian Riley-Smith Recent Acquisitions and Italian Drawings from a Private Collection
CRISPIAN RILEY-SMITH
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1. Johannes Huibert Prins
(The Hague 1757-1806?)
A Capriccio view of a Dutch Town with a Canal by a Church, with Figures near a Bridge in the foreground Signed and dated ‘J.H. Prins f 1791’ on the wooden support in the centre of the picture Pen and brown and black ink, watercolour, black ink framing lines 455 x 414 mm. (17⅞ x 16¼ in.) Provenance: Anonymous sale, Mak van Waay, Amsterdam 15 April 1958, lot 427. C.P. van Eeghen (his mark, not in Lugt, on the verso), Amsterdam; thence by decent.
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2. Jean-Baptiste Pillement
(Lyon 1727-1808 Lyon)
A Mill beside a River, Washerwomen in the foreground Signed ‘Jean Pillement’ (lower left), pastel on gesso laid on canvas 450 x 720 mm. (17¾ x 28⅜ in.) Provenance: Maria Gordon-Smith, London. Literature: N. Jeffares, Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800, London, 2006, p.422.
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3. Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne (Haarlem 1736-1811 Haarlem)
Woodcutters in a Landscape Signed on the verso ‘Vincent van der Vinne’ in pen and ink Black chalk, pen and brown ink and brown wash 436 x 300 mm. (17⅛ x 11¾ in.) Provenance: Private collection, Germany.
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4. Jan van Ravenswaay
(Hilversum 1789-1869 Hilversum)
A Farmyard Scene Signed and dated lower right corner ‘J v Ravenswaay fec 1822’ Black chalk, pen and brown ink and brown and grey wash, pen and brown ink framing lines 264 x 376 mm. (10⅜ x 14¾ in.)
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5. Jan van Ravenswaay
(Hilversum 1789-1869 Hilversum)
A Barn Interior with Cattle in Stalls, watched by a Maid and her Children Signed and dated lower left corner ‘J v Ravenswaay fec 1823’ Black chalk, pen and brown ink and watercolour, pen and brown ink framing lines 225 x 325 mm. (8⅞ x 12¾ in.)
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6. Tethart Philip Christiaan Haag (Kassel [Germany] 1737-1812 The Hague)
Studies of a Seated and sleeping Spaniel Black and brown chalk, black chalk framing lines, watermark ‘PIR( ?)’ 202 x 304 mm. (8 x 12 in.)
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7. Pieter Holsteyn II
(Haarlem circa 1614-1673)
A Ram Black chalk, pen and grey ink and watercolour, pen and brown ink framing lines 149 x 181 mm. (5â…ž x 7Âź in.) Provenance: Christiaan Kraam (1797-1875) (Frits Lugt 581).
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8. Dutch School, late 17th Century Lachinalia pendalas Pencil and watercolour, watermark ‘C & I Honig’ 320 x 201 mm. (12½ x 8 in.)
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9. Joannis Jacobus Bijlaert
(Rotterdam 1734-Leiden 1809)
View of Delft Signed and inscribed with the title in pen and grey ink ‘I.I. Bylaert fect’ (lower right corner) and on the margin ‘Gezigt van de Stad Delft, van de Schiete zien’ Pen and grey ink and wash 173 x 208 mm. (6¾ x 8¼ in.)
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ITALIAN DRAWINGS FROM A PRIVATE US COLLECTION
10. Raffaellino Motta, called Raffaellino da Reggio (Codemondo circa 1550-Rome 1578)
The Baptism of Christ Black chalk, pen and brown ink and wash, squared for transfer in black chalk 265 x 211 mm. (10⅜ x 8⅜ in.) Provenance: With The Folio Society, London (as German School, 16th Century). Private collection, U.S.A.
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11. Giuseppe Cesari, called Il Cavaliere d’Arpino (Arpino 1568-1640 Rome) or Bernardino Cesari (Arpino 1571-Rome1622)
A seated young Man and study of an old Man leaning on his Elbow Inscribed in black chalk on the lower margin ‘M.Ang Bonarotti’, black chalk with red chalk underdrawing, watermark initial M with a six pointed star above the initial, within a shield, Briquet numbers 8390-8392 [Florence 1529; Lucca 1578; Ferrara 1580] 282 x 226 mm. (11 x 8⅞ in.) Provenance: Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s London, 28 March 1968, lot 34 (as Cavaliere d’Arpino) £40 to Folio Fine Art. Private collection, U.S.A.
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12. Giacomo Cavedone
(Sassuolo 1577-Bologna 1660)
Madonna and Child with Saints Alò and Petronius Inscribed in pencil ‘An Carracci 1589’, black chalk, mixed media and oil on paper. 431 x 295 mm. (17 x 11⅝ in.) Provenance: Dr Edward Peart (1756 or 1758-1824) (Frits Lugt 891), William Esdaile (1758-1837) (Frits Lugt 2617), Henry Vaughan (1809-1899) (Frits Lugt 1380), and his associated number ‘No 293’, Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s London, 12 March 1963, lot 125 £15 to Rockman, Private collection, U.S.A. Literature: L.Giles, ‘Giovine et allievo del signor Ludovico: Giacomo Cavedone, Ludovico Carracci e e la polla di Sant’Alò, in Accademia Clementina. Atti e Memorie, 33-34, 1994, pp.118-9, under note 22. E. Negro and N. Roio, Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660, Modena, 1996, p.190, cat no. 396A.
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13. Remigio Cantagallina (Borgo Santo Sepolcro 1582-1656 Florence)
A Tuscan River Landscape with Men working on a Bridge Black and red chalk, pen and brown ink and wash, watermark a bird in a circle, pen and brown ink framing lines 212 x 382 mm. (8⅜ x 15 in.) Provenance: Private collection, New York.
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14. Alessio de Marchis
(Naples 1684-1752 Perugia)
View of the Vatican (recto); Fontana dell' Acqua Paola at the Gianicolo (verso) Inscribed on the upper margin in pen and brown ink ‘Prospect..Vaticans zu Rom.’ (recto), red chalk, brown and red wash (recto and verso) 258 x 371 mm. (10⅛ x 14⅝ in.) Provenance: Private collection, New York.
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NETHERLANDISH SCHOOL
15. Circle of Crispin van den Broeck
(1524-1589/91)
An Allegory of Faith Pen and brown ink and blue wash, indented for transfer Circular 88 mm. (diameter 3⅜ in) Provenance: Possibly Roscoe and Reitlinger collections (according to a pencil inscription on the verso). Private collection, New York.
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