ID 793533
Lot 42 | ABRAHAM MEERTENS (MIDDLEBURG 1747-1823)
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
A Toucan (Pteroglossus aracari) on a branch
numbered ‘11’ (lower right) (recto); with inscription ‘Toucan of Brasilise/ Exter/ door ASchouman’ (on the reverse)
black chalk, watercolour, brown ink framing lines, watermark ‘D&CBLAUW’
30.4 x 19.5 cm (12 x 7 1⁄2 in.)
Provenance
‘Dr. P’; Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 24 January 1887, lot 181 (as by Aert Schouman).
Private collection, France.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 July 2013, lot 149 (as by Aert Schouman).
| Artist: | Abraham Mеertens (1747 - 1823) |
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| Medium: | Paper |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Drawings |
| Artist: | Abraham Mеertens (1747 - 1823) |
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| Medium: | Paper |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Drawings |
| Address of auction |
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