GRABADOS ARENBERG 19.10.2019

Dessins et peintures anciens – Oude tekeningen & schilderijen
62 [Flemish school]
Circle of VAN DIEPENBEECK, Abraham - Funeral of a bishop.
First half 17th c.
Drawing, pen and brown ink, 15,7 x 14,5 cm, laid paper with watermark (coatof-arms),
unsigned (waterstain at upper right corner and at lower left, sm. tears at
lower left corner, trimmed at drawn frame line). Stuck by left corners on paper.
«A. Diepenbeeck» mentioned on the framing paper.
150 / 200 €
64 [Flemish school]
VAN REYSSCHOOT, Pieter - Preaching monk. Ghent, c. 1730-
1772.
Drawing, pen and brown ink, brush and grey wash, 24,2 x 17,5 cm, laid paper
with watermark (Churchill 158), signed in ink at lower right corner «P. Van
Reysschoot» (brown spots at upper right centre, upper and lower left corners
torn, oxidated prick hole at upper centre, old inv. nr on verso). Stuck under passepartout.
120 / 200 €
Composition sketch of a funeral witnessed by many people, situated in a church
apse. On the left and right foreground a woman with a child and a cripple can be
seen worshipping a tomb.
63 [Flemish school]
VAN OVERLAET, Anton. Probably after David TENIERS -
Busts of a peasant couple. 1769.
2 drawings, pen and brown ink, drawn in a square shape (10 x 8,5 cm) on a sheet
of laid paper cut out in a round shape (diameter 12,8 cm), both signed lower left
and dated 1769.
100 / 120 €
This draughtsman and engraver from Antwerp was a virtuoso in the copying of
prints and his drawings are found worldwide in public and private collections.
He combined his artistry with the profession of a baker. He became a master
engraver in 1761 at the Guild of St Luke but only a handful of his prints are
known. Overlaet (Antwerp 1720-1774) scrupulously copied numerous drawings
after the Flemish and Dutch masters. They were highly appreciated for their
skilfull execution.
A figure in monk’s hood, possibly St Norbertus, preaching to the people from
some steps. Pieter Van Reysschoot was a Ghent painter with a successful career
which led him to work in Britain between 1736-1743.
Ref. M. Fredericq-Lilar, «Gent in de 18de eeuw. De familie van Reijsschoot»,
Ruiselede 1992.
65 [Flemish school]
Circle of VRANCX, Sebastiaan - Old testament market scene.
C. 1580-1650.
Drawing, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, 26 x 34,4cm, laid paper,
unsigned (considerable dampstain at lower left side, some brown smudges) Under
passe-partout, under wooden gilt frame (not studied outside frame).
400 / 500 €
Market scene with camels and oriental figures, possibly depicting Joseph in
Egypt. In the left foreground a man wearing a turban distributes money and
jewellery amongst the people. The sheet was formerly attributed to Sebastiaan
Vrancx. Though expertly drawn, the drawing is more likely by a skilled
contemporary hand, working in a slightly similar manner.
66 [Flemish school]
Brabantine village with farmer. C. 1570-1630.
Drawing, pen and black ink, grey and blue wash, framing lines in black ink, 20
x 30,6 cm, laid paper, unsigned (lower and upper right corner repaired, occ. rust
spots). Stuck by all edges under passe-partout.
800 / 1.200 €
A farmer on the foreground with a wheelbarrow is followed by a young toddler
who is reaching out for him. The scene is set in a Flemish or Brabantine village
with farmhouses, and farm animals. Technically, the pen contours are amplified
by blue and grey brush strokes, adding a sense of depth and vibrancy to the
scene. The drawing has formally been attributed to (Jan I?) Bruegel, but this
cannot be upheld by technical and stylistic comparison to drawings by known
members of the Bruegel family. Most likely by a later follower (Circle of Joos de
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