Herman Saftleven (Rotterdam 1609 - 1685 Utrecht)
A Rhine Landscape
black chalk, brush and brown washes on laid paper
204 x 196 mm
Herman Saftleven (Rotterdam 1609 - 1685 Utrecht)
A man in a Hat kneeling on one Leg by a Basket, seen from the back; A ‘5 of spades’ playing Card on the verso
black chalk and watercolour (recto); bodycolour (verso)
84 x 52 mm
signed with monogram and dated ‘HSL 1663’, lower left
Provenance
With C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 1924;
Anon. sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 13 November 1924, lot 415a;
With C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 1948, from whom presumably acquired by;
Dr. Walter Beck (1895-1960), Berlin (his mark, L.2603b, verso) by descent to;
Dr. Hans-Ulrich Beck (1930-2010), Augsburg (his mark, not in Lugt, verso) and by descent to the present owner.
Literature
W. Schulz, Herman Saftleven (1609 - 1685). Leben und Werke. Mit einem kritische Katalog der Gemälde und Zeichnungen, Berlin, 1982, p. 460, no. 1315.
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