Godfried (1649) Maes Sold at Auction Prices

Godfried Maes,  Flemish 1649-1700-  Portrait of Bacchus, wearing a crown m

Godfried Maes,  Flemish 1649-1700-  Portrait of Bacchus, wearing a crown made of vines and holding a chalice;  pen and brown, black, and white ink on paper, with attached strip inscribed 'G. Maes' and 'From Coln. St A Westcombe Bt. / to[?] Bernard Granville / C.B[?]' to the lower edge, bears indistinct collector's stamp verso, 26.8 x 18.5 cm. (unframed/mounted).  Note:  The present work is a striking example of Maes' works on paper, executed 'en grisailles', which illustrate Classical and Biblical scenes. The technique of the present work is typical of Maes' compositions, with his precise, detailed handling of the central figures, their musculature, and the fabric which drapes around them, contrasting with the looser brushstrokes of the foliage towards the background. This same approach can be seen in a number of Maes' works, including an illustration from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' in the collection of the British Museum [1997,0118.1], and in a depiction of 'Ceres setting the corn on fire' which sold at Sotheby's, New York, on 31 January 2018 (lot 319) for $6,000. 

GODFRIED MAES (ANVERS 1649-1700) Apollon et Amour pierre noire, pinceau et

GODFRIED MAES (ANVERS 1649-1700) Apollon et Amour pierre noire, pinceau et lavis brun, retouché à la plume et encre noire, probablement par Jacob de Witt (1695-1754) 16,3 x 22 cm (6 3/8 x 8 5/8 in)

(attributable to) GODFRIED MAES (1649-1700), ELEGANT PICNIC IN LANDSCAPE

(attributable to) GODFRIED MAES (1649-1700), ELEGANT PICNIC IN LANDSCAPE Watercolor on paper. Gilded frame. Dim.: 36x59.5 cm.

Godfried MAES (Anvers 1649-1700) Pyrame et Thisbée

Godfried MAES (Anvers 1649-1700) Pyrame et Thisbée Plume et encre noire, lavis gris Signé et titré sur le montage Quelques rousseurs Pyramus and Thisbe, pen and black ink, grey wash, signed and titled on the montage 18 x 24cm - 7 1/16 x 9 7/16 IN. € 1,000-1,200

GODFRIED MAES (ANVERS 1649-1700) Alphée et Aréthuse ; et Perséphone transf

GODFRIED MAES (ANVERS 1649-1700) Alphée et Aréthuse ; et Perséphone transformant Ascalaphe en hibou signé (?) et inscrit ‘G: Maas/ Alpheus & Arethusa./ 73’ (sur le montage) (1) ; et signé (?) et inscrit ‘G: Maas/ Askalafus in een Nagt Uyl herschept./ 71’ (sur le montage) (2) plume et encre noire, lavis gris 17,6 x 23,1 cm., une paire

MAES Godfried (Anvers,1649-1700)

MAES Godfried (Anvers,1649-1700) Huile sur toile marouflée sur toile "La Vierge à l'Enfant entourée d'anges sous Dieu le Père". Signé en bas au milieu Godfridus Maas et daté 1689. Dim.:256x176cm.

Godfried MAES (Anvers 1649 - 1700) Sainte Elizabeth visitant la Vierge Lavis gris 14 x 10,5 cm Quelques taches et quelques épidermures Annoté en bas au centre : « G. Maes f. » On joint un dessin à la plume de l'école néo-classique italienne

Godfried MAES (Anvers 1649 - 1700) Sainte Elizabeth visitant la Vierge Lavis gris 14 x 10,5 cm Quelques taches et quelques épidermures Annoté en bas au centre : « G. Maes f. » On joint un dessin à la plume de l'école néo-classique italienne "Bélisaire" 22 x 33 cm

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700). The Immaculate

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700). The Immaculate Conception, oil on copper, Signed lower centre, 19 x 17cm (7 1/2 x 6 3/4in)

Godfried MAES (Anvers 1649 - 1700) Sainte Elizabeth visitant la Vierge

Godfried MAES (Anvers 1649 - 1700) Sainte Elizabeth visitant la Vierge Lavis gris 14 x 10,5 cm Quelques taches et quelques épidermures Annoté en bas au centre : « G. Maes f. » On joint un dessin à la plume de l'école néo-classique italienne "Bélisaire" 22 x 33 cm

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700)

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700) Eighteen illustrations for Ovid's Metamorphoses black chalk, pen and brown and grey ink, brown and grey wash, brown ink framing lines, some with watermarks each approximately 7 x 9½ in. (18 x 24 cm.) 18 (18)

SEGHERS Daniel (1590-1661) et MAES Godfried

SEGHERS Daniel (1590-1661) et MAES Godfried (1649-1700). Attribué à. Huile sur toile "Couronne de fleurs entourant le Christ aux liens". Attribué à Daniel Seghers et Godfried Maes. Ecole flamande. Dim.:73x58,5cm.

Attributed to Jan Wildens (Antwerp 1584/6-1653)

Attributed to Jan Wildens (Antwerp 1584/6-1653) Orpheus charming the animals signed with monogram and dated 'JW 1617' (lower left) pen and brown ink, brown ink framing lines on paper 173 x 284 mm. offered together with a ceiling design, attributed to Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700) (2)

Godfried Maes , Antwerp 1649 - 1700 (?) design for a ceiling decoration with allegorical virtues surrounding entwined initials over which jupiter holds a crown Pen and grey ink and wash, the identification of the virtues inscribed in pen and brown

Pen and grey ink and wash, the identification of the virtues inscribed in pen and brown ink and the intertwined initials in yellow wash, within brown wash framing lines; signed or bears inscription, in pen and brown ink verso : Maes

Godfried Maes (Flemish, 1649 - 1700),

Godfried Maes (Flemish, 1649 - 1700),: "The Death of Niobe's Children", with number "80" en verso, drawing on paper having watermark of WR and Strasburg lily, pencil and ink drawing with grey, brown ink framing lines, grey wash, professionally matted and framed in gilt composition frame behind archival glass. Not examined out of frame. SS 7" x 9.25"; DOA 18.25" x 20.25" The artist's widow; Jacob de Wit, Antwerp, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 1755; B. Cronenburg, Amsterdam, 1762; Christie's Amsterdam Sale 2843, November 8, 2000, lot 55 (catalog included here); Private Raleigh Estate.

Godfried Maes (Flemish, 1649 - 1700),

Godfried Maes (Flemish, 1649 - 1700),: "The Sacrifice of Isaac", drawing with brown and black inks, grey wash, unframed in mat. SS 3.75" x 2.75; DOA 9" x 7.25" Sotheby's Amsterdam Sale AM 0824, November 6, 2001 (catalog included here); Private Raleigh Estate.

Godfried Maes , Antwerp 1649 - 1700 Place unkown The Immaculate Conception oil on copper, oval

signed lower right: G. Maes oil on copper, oval

Attribué à Godfried Maes (1649-1700)

Un putto dans un char tirant à l'arc sur un dragon plume et encre noire, lavis gris 128 x 175 mm.

*MAES, GODFRIED (1649 Antwerpen 1700), zugeschrieben.

*MAES, GODFRIED (1649 Antwerpen 1700), zugeschrieben. Loth und seine Töchter. Pinselzeichnung in Braun und Grau, weiss gehöht. 22,2 x 28,8 cm. Gerahmt. CHF 500.- / 700.- € 320.- / 450.-

Godfried Maes (1649-1700)

Allegory inscribed along the hem of Minerva's gown: ..NON ALIUNDES and obliterated inscription on the plinth of the fallen column pen and grey ink with brush and brown and grey wash 213 x 275mm

GODFRIED MAES (Antwerp 1649-1700 Antwerp) The Creation of Adam. Pen and ink and wash on cream laid paper. 178x225 mm; 7x8 inches. Ex-collection Am‚d‚e-Paul-Emile Gasc (Lugt 1131, lower right recto).

GODFRIED MAES

(Antwerp 1649-1700 Antwerp) The Creation of Adam. Pen and ink and wash on cream laid paper. 178x225 mm; 7x8 7/8 inches. Ex-collection Amédée-Paul-Emile Gasc (Lugt 1131, lower right recto).

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)

Mercury at the Temple of Minerva; Juno in Hades; Athamas tearing apart his Children; Aleithoe's Sisters transformed into Bats; Ceres transforming the Old Woman's Son into a Lizard; and Pluto carrying off Persephone black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash, brown and black ink framing lines, countermark EL (2) and watermarks Strasburg Lily (1, 4, 5 and 6) and cross (3) 175 x 234 mm. and smaller (6) PROVENANCE The artist's widow, sold as a series of 83 illustrations for the Metamorphoses, to Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87. B. Cronenburgh; Amsterdam, 22 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1. (1) Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15 January 1974, part of lot 1273 (to Dreesmann). (2, 3 and 4) Anonymous sale; Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15-21 February 1980, lot 97 (to Dreesmann). (5) Anonymous sale; Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, December 1986, lot 104 (to Dreesmann). (6) Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 11 November 1997, lot 235 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (part of inventory no. B-91).

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)

Erichthonius discovered by the Daughters of Cecrops; Minerva at the House of Envy; Mercury at the House of Cecrops; Minerva and the Muses; Pyrenaeus welcoming the Muses; and The Muses evading the Advances of Pyrenaeus: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash, brown ink framing lines, countermark EL (1) and watermark Strasburg Lily (2, 3 and 4) 178 x 235 mm. and smaller (6) PROVENANCE The artist's widow, sold as a series of 83 illustrations for the Metamorphoses, to Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87. B. Cronenburgh; Amsterdam, 22 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1. (1, 2 and 3) Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15 January 1974, part of lot 1273 (to Dreesmann). (4, 5 and 6) Anonymous sale; Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 26 November 1984, lots 112-114 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (part of inventory no. B-91).

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)

Apollo seducing Leucothoe; Apollo pouring Nectar on Leucothoe's Tomb; Apollo at Vulcan's Forge; The Finding of the Infant Bacchus; The Slaying of the Children of Niobe; and The Flaying of Marsyas: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid black chalk, pen and brown and grey ink, grey wash, brown ink framing lines, countermark EL (4 and 6) and watermarks Strasburg Lily (1, 2 and 5), Vryheit (2) and cross (1 and 3) 180 x 240 mm. and smaller (6) PROVENANCE The artist's widow, sold as a series of 83 illustrations for the Metamorphoses, to Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87. B. Cronenburgh; Amsterdam, 22 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1. (1) Anonymous sale; Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15-21 February 1980, part of lot 98 (to Dreesmann). (2) Anonymous sale; Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 18 November 1985, lot 196 (to Dreesmann). (3) Anonymous sale; Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15 November 1983, lot 343 (to Dreesmann). (4) Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 15 November 1983, lot 115 (to Dreesmann). (5) R.J. de Rydt, Leyden, acquired by Dreesmann. (6) Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 12 November 1996, lot 50 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (part of inventory no. B-91).

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)

Apollo discovering the Unfaithfulness of Coronis; Apollo at the Birth of Asclepius; Apollo entrusting Asclepius to Chiron; and Mercury stealing Apollo's Cattle: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid black chalk, pen and brown and grey ink, grey wash, brown ink framing lines, countermark TL (2) and watermarks cross (1 and 3) and Strasburg Lily (4) 179 x 246 mm. and smaller (4) PROVENANCE The artist's widow, sold as a series of 83 illustrations for the Metamorphoses, to Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87. B. Cronenburgh; Amsterdam, 22 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1. Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15 January 1974, part of lot 1273 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (part of inventory no. B-91).

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)

Phaethon before his father Apollo; Phaethon in the Chariot of the Sun God; The Fall of Phaethon; and The Sisters of Phaethon transformed into Poplars: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid black chalk, pen and brown and black ink, brown and grey wash, brown ink framing lines, watermarks Strasburg Lily (1, 3 and 4) and cross (2) 166 x 221 mm. and smaller (4) PROVENANCE The artist's widow, sold as a series of 83 illustrations for the Metamorphoses, to Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87. B. Cronenburgh; Amsterdam, 22 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1. Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15 January 1974, part of lot 1273 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (part of inventory no. B-91).

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)

Apollo killing Python; Apollo and Cupid; Apollo and Daphne; and Hermaphroditus and Salmacis: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid black chalk, pen and brown and grey ink, brown and grey wash, heightened with white (1), brown ink framing lines, countermark EL (1) and watermarks cross (3) and Strasburg Lily (4) 164 x 222 mm. and smaller (4) PROVENANCE The artist's widow, sold as a series of 83 illustrations for the Metamorphoses, to Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87. B. Cronenburgh; Amsterdam, 22 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1. (1-3) Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15 January 1974, part of lot 1273 (to Dreesmann). (4) R.J. de Rydt, Leyden, acquired by Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (part of inventory no. B-91).

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)

Jupiter and Callisto; Callisto before Diana; Europa and the Bull; and Cadmus searching for Europa: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid black chalk, pen and brown and grey ink, brown and grey wash, brown ink framing lines, countermark EL (3) and watermark Strasburg Lily (1, 2 and 4) 182 x 240 mm. and smaller (4) PROVENANCE The artist's widow, sold as a series of 83 illustrations for the Metamorphoses, to Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87. B. Cronenburgh; Amsterdam, 22 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1. Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15 January 1974, part of lot 1273 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (part of inventory no. B-91).

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)

Jupiter and Io; Jupiter and Io, disguised as a white heifer, confronted by Juno; and Mercury rescuing Io from Argus: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, brown ink framing lines, watermarks Strasburg Lily (1) and cross (3) 166 x 221 mm. and smaller (3) PROVENANCE The artist's widow, sold as a series of 83 illustrations for the Metamorphoses, to Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87. B. Cronenburgh; Amsterdam, 22 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1. Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15 January 1974, part of lot 1273 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (part of inventory no. B-91).

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)

The Assembly of the Gods; The Triumph of Neptune; The Battle of Gods and Giants; and Prosperity (The Iron Age): Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, brown ink framing lines, countermark EL (1) and watermark Strasburg Lily (2, 3 and 4) 166 x 221 mm. and smaller (4) PROVENANCE The artist's widow, sold as a series of 83 illustrations for the Metamorphoses, to Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87. B. Cronenburgh; Amsterdam, 22 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1. Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15 January 1974, part of lot 1273 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (part of inventory no. B-91).

Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)

The Creation of Land and Sea; The Creation of Man; The Flood; and Deucalion and Pyrrha repopulating the earth: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, brown ink framing lines, countermark EL (1 and 2), watermarks cross (3) and Strasburg Lily (4) 166 x 221 mm. and smaller (4) PROVENANCE The artist's widow, sold as a series of 83 illustrations for the Metamorphoses, to Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, before 1717; de Leth, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, portfolio U, no. 87. B. Cronenburgh; Amsterdam, 22 March 1762, portfolio A, no. 1. Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 15 January 1974, part of lot 1273 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (part of inventory no. B-91).

*Godfried Maes (1649-1700) saul among the prophets. Inscribed in pen and brown ink: Saul onder de

*Godfried Maes (1649-1700) saul among the prophets. Inscribed in pen and brown ink: Saul onder de Propheeten. Drawn with the brush in gray wash with touches of white heightening. Indented for transfer. 340 by 216mm. The present work is reminiscent in style of a series of 83 drawings illustrating Ovid's Metamorphoses. The figure types are very similar, as is the handling of the medium. The artist uses strong outlines coupled with different shades of wash to create the flickering forms of the drapery. See, amongst others, the examples sold, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 12 November 1996, lots 49 and 50. *Godfried Maes (1649-1700) saul among the prophets. Inscribed in pen and brown ink: Saul onder de Propheeten. Drawn with the brush in gray wash with touches of white heightening. Indented for transfer. 340 by 216mm. The present work is reminiscent in style of a series of 83 drawings illustrating Ovid's Metamorphoses. The figure types are very similar, as is the handling of the medium. The artist uses strong outlines coupled with different shades of wash to create the flickering forms of the drapery. See, amongst others, the examples sold, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 12 November 1996, lots 49 and 50.