Onion Seller; verso: sketch of a scupture bust and a teacher and student drawing
DrawingsDutch17th century

Onion Seller; verso: sketch of a scupture bust and a teacher and student drawing

17th century

Artists

Cornelis DusartArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink and brown wash over graphite on off-white antique laid paper; verso: graphite
Culture
Dutch
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.9 × 15.7 cm (7 13/16 × 6 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Cornelis Elout, sold [through his sale, Van der Vinne, Haarlem, April 4-5, 1780, kb B, lot 79]; to [Yver]. Isaac Nepveu, sold [through his sale, Van der Schley, Amsterdam, February 23, 1784, a. f.d., kb E, lot 383]; to [Yver]. William Roscoe, Liverpool, sold [through his sale, Winstanley, Liverpool, September 23-28, 1816, lot 523]. [Reizet, Paris]. [1] [Emile Joseph-Rignault, Paris (Lugt 2218), sold [through Hôtel Drouot, May 26, 1937, lot 51]. Sold [through Hôtel Drouot, commisseur-priseur Bellier, February 13, 1939, lot 19]. Leo Franklyn, London (Lugt 1454a). [2] Walter von Wenz, Gennep. E. J. Otto, Celles (Lugt 873b). [Alfred Brod Gallery, London, 1964]. Carl Robert Rudolf, London, sold [through his sale, Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, June 6, 1977, lot 87]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston Notes [1] Owner provided by Alfred Brod [2] Owner provided by Alfred Brod

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