Here is a last minute preview of some Old Master items of interest, up for sale at Skinner Auctions in Boston.
Apparent bargains can be found with the Fuseli drawing (lot 405, if one can stomach the dreadful scene of Salome with the head of St. John), a beautiful rendering of a Goltzius print of “Minerva” by Jan Pietersz Saenredam (lot 252,) an exquisite portrait of “Christ with the Instruments of the Passion from the Cuzco school of the late 18th century” (lot 409,) and a possible sleeper, an anonymous portrait of a child, attributed to the British School of the 19th century (lot 467)
Lot 239
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Self Portrait in a Velvet Cap and Plume, 1638, an 18th century or later impression (Hind, 156; Bartsch/White & Boon, 20). Signed and dated in the plate. Etching on paper, plate size 5 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (14.0 x 10.4 cm), framed.
Condition: Margins over 1/4 inch, not examined out of frame.
ESTIMATE $4,000-6,000
Lot 240
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Self Portrait Drawing at a Window, 1648, probably a late 18th century impression (Hind, 229; Bartsch/White & Boon, 22 v/v). Signed and dated in the plate, identified on a label from Otto Lambert, New York, on the reverse. Etching on paper, image size 6 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (16.0 x 13.0 cm), framed.
Condition: Margins trimmed to or within the plate mark, staining, not examined out of frame.
ESTIMATE $800-1,200
Lot 241
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Woman Bathing Her Feet at a Brook, 1658, probably an 18th century impression (Hind, 298; Bartsch/White & Boon, 200). Unsigned. Etching on paper, plate size 6 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. (16.0 x 7.9 cm), framed.
Condition: Margins 1/8 inch or more, not examined out of frame.
ESTIMATE $700-900
Lot 252
Jan Pietersz Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607), After Hendrik Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617)
Minerva Leaning on Her Shield. Identified in the plate, John Witt Randall Collection and Fogg Art Museum duplicate stamps on the reverse. Engraving on laid paper with armorial watermark, plate size 13 1/2 x 10 in. (34.2 x 25.5 cm), hinged to backing mat, unframed.
Condition: Margins trimmed to just outside the plate mark, subtle toning and fox marks, thin spots to some corners, annotations to verso.
Provenance: Property of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Art Museum, sold to benefit the acquisition fund.
ESTIMATE $400-600
Lot 403
Paul Ponce Antoine Robert (French, 1686-1733)
Susannah and the Elders
Signed “Robert” l.l.
Chalk on paper laid down onto board, sheet size 10 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (26.0 x 27.3 cm), framed.
Condition: Toning, wear to edges, not examined out of frame.
ESTIMATE $500-700
Johann Heinrich Fuseli (Swiss, 1741-1825)
Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
Unsigned, identified in information affixed to the reverse.
Ink, wash, and graphite on cream laid paper with watermark “FWilding 1795,” 12 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (31.1 x 21.8 cm), framed.
Condition: Fading, minor repairs, loss to u.l. corner
Provenance: Ex-collection of Victor Sordan (1901-1985); to a New York State Institution.
ESTIMATE $800-1,200
Lot 409
Cuzco School, 18th/19th Century
Christ with the Instruments of the Passion
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 49 1/2 x 33 in. (125.7 x 83.8 cm), framed.
Condition: Partially lined, retouch/repairs, losses, tears, craquelure, surface grime.
Provenance: Private New England Collection
ESTIMATE $2,000-4,000
Lot 447
Northern School, 18th/19th Century
At the Table
Unsigned.
Oil on panel, 9 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (25.1 x 18.8 cm), unframed.
Condition: Panel slightly warped, minute scattered losses, losses/nicks to edges, surface grime.
ESTIMATE $1,500-2,500
Lot 457
Thomas Landseer (British, 1795-1880)
The Fallacy of Hope, a Portrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner
Unsigned, titled and dated “Oct 5th” l.r., identified on a label from Leger,
London, affixed to the reverse.
Graphite on paper, sight size 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (27.3 x 21.6 cm), framed.
Condition: Mild toning, mild scattered soiling/staining.
Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton.
ESTIMATE $1,000-1,500
Lot 467
British School, 19th Century
Portrait of Child in Tartan
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 25 in. (76.8 x 63.5 cm), framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, surface grime.
Estimate $1,500-2,000