A Precursor "Deposition" by Jacob Jordaens

Result EUR110,500

Published on 07 December 2022, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 24 November 2022 - 14:30 (CET) - Salle 15 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This accomplished watercolor by Antwerp master Jacob Jordaens, a preliminary sketch for a major work, reaped a rich reward.

Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678), The Deposition, c. 1650, watercolor with gouache highlights,... A Precursor

Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678), The Deposition, c. 1650, watercolor with gouache highlights, 35 x 26 cm/13.8 x 10.2 in.
Result: €110,500

The text accompanying the cover of Gazette no. 33 focused at length on the preparatory nature of this watercolor, a sketch for Jordaens’ magnificent painting of c.1650 now in the Kunsthalle in Hamburg. It is also important to remember…

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