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Jan Lievens — A family with two children on the move
Jan Lievens

A family with two children on the move

This pen and ink drawing depicts a traveling family group rendered with fluid, gestural line work on toned paper. Lievens captures the narrative of movement and domestic life through intimate character study.

Medium
Pen and brown ink on pale blue-grey paper;

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Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

July 6, 2022

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Lot 26

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Jan Lievens, A family with two children on the move

This pen and ink drawing depicts a traveling family group rendered with fluid, gestural line work on toned paper. Lievens captures the narrative of movement and domestic life through intimate character study.

Medium
Pen and brown ink on pale blue-grey paper;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Baroque, Dutch, Ink, Narrative, Drawing, 17th Century

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