Dutch School – Peasants at Harvest. In slightly hilly landscape three peasants loading grain on a two-wheeled one-horse carriage. Surrounded by a small forest and over the shocks of sheave the eyes are looking over the distant country with a small village and a broad water with a sailing-boat near to the horizon. Brush drawing in several shades of grey wash over traces of black chalk. Ca. 1700. 217 x 354 mm.

Provenance :
C. R. Rudolf, London, his sale Amsterdam 1977
On verso his ccllector stamp Cock on Turtle, Lugt II, 2811 b.

Finished  work  of  fine  quality  and  painterly  impression

from the famous collection of

" one of the last of the real collectors of Old Master Drawings, in Britain perhaps the last. Certainly (Rudolf) will take his place alongside those other great British collectors, Lely, Lankrink, the Richardsons, Hudson, Reynolds ... and the rest ... " (T. Mullaly).

" Rudolf amassed one of the largest and most representative collections of old master Dutch and Flemish drawings of this century ... " (G. Keyes). – Minimal foxing.

Offer no. 14,419 / EUR  1890. / Export price EUR  1795. (c. US$ 2884.) + shipping

„ herzlichen Dank für die rasche und ausführliche Behandlung meiner Anfrage. Ich bestelle hiermit beide o. a. Gebote … bin ich auch mit Vorauszahlung einverstanden “

(Frau R. R., 20. November 2002)