Jacobus Linthorst

Lot 1693: Jacobus Linthorst (Amsterdam 1745-1815) Still lifes; 23.5 x 18in.

Name: Jacobus Linthorst (Amsterdam 1745-1815) Still lifes; 23.5 x 18in.
Brand: Gorringes
SKU: xk67mhwhdt

Est: £50,000 GBP - £80,000 GBPSold:

GorringesLewes, United KingdomDecember 04, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Jacobus Linthorst (Amsterdam 1745-1815)
pair of oils on mahogany panels
Still lifes; A melon, walnuts, sweetcorn, white grapes, peaches, cherries, plums, strawberries, black grapes, raspberries, currants, poppies, stocks, delphiniums, and convolvulus with butterflies, a caterpillar and a snail, on a marble ledge; and Roses, carnations, irises', cornflowers, narcissus, hydrangea, poppies, convolvulus, grapes, currants, strawberries and walnuts with a butterflies, on a marble edge
the first signed and dated 'J Linthorst 1812'
23.5 x 18in.

Artist or Maker

Jacobus Linthorst

Condition Report

Both in very good clean condition, a heavy thick varnish, some retouching of the white flowers, evidence of a vertical split through one panel, may benefit from a very gentle clean. Labels verso from Frost & Reed, together with older hand written paper labels with a Zollamt, Wien stamp across them. In probably original giltwood scroll frames which again are in good order. These were purchased by the vendors father from Frost & Reed, believed to be in the late 1950''s.

Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.

Notes

Provenance:
In the family of the present owners since circa 1965 when purchased from Frost & Reed.
With Doig, Wilson & Wheatley.

Notes:
Little is known about Jacobus Linthorst''s artistic training, but the light palette, opulence and dazzling effects of his works reflect the influence of Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) and Jan Van Os (1744-1808), the dominant Dutch flower painters of the eighteenth century, as well as the paintings of Paul Theodoor van Brussel (1754-1795). Linthorst was born in Amsterdam and appears to have spent all his life in his native town, where he died in 1815. He is recorded as a member of the guild of St Luke in 1789 and was the teacher of the still life painter Jan Evert Morel (1769-1808). This pair of paintings of fruit and flowers shows Linthorst''s fondness for dense compositions of overlapping richness. It also demonstrates his delicate, luminous technique: instead of glazing a tinted colour, he uses strong whites with thin strokes of colour ''etched'' over the white beneath. The sumptuousness of Linthorst''s handling of white and pastel flowers is especially evident here in the roses which dominate the centre of the flower painting. This pair of fruit and flower paintings can be compared to a pair in the Broughton Collection, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. They may have been shown at the Tentoonstellingen der Kunstwerken van nog Levende Meesters, te Amsterdam. Linthorst exhibited two fruit still lifes and two flower still lifes in this annual Amsterdam exhibition of Living Masters in 1813 and two pairs of a fruit and flower still life the following year.

Auction Details

Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables

Gorringes

December 04, 2008, 10:00 AM GMT

15 North Street, Lewes, SXE, BN7 2PD, UK

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