DIRK MAES (HAARLEM 1659-1717)

Lot 37
26.03.2025 15:00UTC +01:00
Classic
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
ID 1390012
Lot 37 | DIRK MAES (HAARLEM 1659-1717)
Estimate value
€ 1 500 – 2 000
DIRK MAES (HAARLEM 1659-1717)
Scène de chasse à courre: l'hallali
monogrammé ‘M’ (en bas au centre) et avec inscriptions ‘61’ (en bas à gauche) et ‘V/44’ (sur le montage)
sanguine, filigrane blason surmonté d'une couronne et flanqué de deux lions, traits d'encadrement à la plume et encre brune
31,3 x 41,6 cm (12 3/8 x 16 3/8 in.)




Provenance

peut-être Johann Goll van Franckenstein (1750-1821), sa vente, 1er juillet et jours suivants 1833, livre A, n° 25 ou livre E, n° 31 ou livre F, n° 38 ou ou livre S, n° 26 (réalisé à la plume et à la pierre noire).
A. W. M. Mensing (1866-1936), Amsterdam ; sa vente, Frederik Muller, & Co, Amsterdam, 27 avril 1937, lot 354.
Christiaan Pieter van Eeghen (1880-1968), Amsterdam (L. 6016) (verso).



Exhibited

Amsterdam, Rijksprentenkabinet, De Verzameling van Mr. Chr. P. Van Eeghen, 1958, n°56.



Further details

DIRK MAES, HUNTING SCENE, RED CHALK,PEN AND BROWN INK FRAMING LINES, MONOGRAMED

A pupil of Nicolas Berchem (1620-1683), Dirck Maes brought the meticulous, precise style of the Dutch Golden Age to England. He was close to William III of Orange (1650-1702) and worked for him as a battle painter. When the prince became King of England, Maas spent a great deal of time in and around London. The artist was also noted for his hunting scenes, quickly sketched in sanguine, a technique he also used to prepare his battle pieces. His preparatory drawings can be distinguished from his finished compositions, which were often with watercolour or simply done in black chalk and wash. The present drawing is monogrammed, which is rare for such free and spontaneous work. It is possible that the composition shows William III hunting. There are a couple of paintings of this subject that may loosely relate to this.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
9 Avenue Matignon
75008 Paris
France
Preview
26.03.2025 – 26.03.2025
Phone +33 (0)1 40 76 85 85
Fax +33 (0)1 40 76 85 86
Email
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:00 – 00:00    00:00 – 18:00
Tu 09:00 – 00:00    00:00 – 18:00
We 09:00 – 00:00    00:00 – 18:00
Th 09:00 – 00:00    00:00 – 18:00
Fr 09:00 – 00:00    00:00 – 18:00
Sa closed
Su closed

Related terms