Joachim Von SANDRART (Frankfurt am Main, 1606... Lot 6

Joachim Von SANDRART (Frankfurt am Main, 1606 - Nuremberg, 1688) Diogenes in search of an honest man Canvas 110 x 84.5 cm Provenance: - Probably Luke Schaub (1690-1758), English diplomat of Swiss origin. - Probably his sale, London, Langford, April 28, 1758, no. 3 (as a Flemish school, sold for £6.16 to "Ld Byron"). - Probably William Byron, 5th Baron Byron (1722-1798). - Probably his sale, London, Christie's, March 25, 1772, no. 81 (as Salvatore Rosa, sold for 34.13 livres to "Ld Seaford"). - Edward Knight, Esq. (1734-1812), blacksmith. - John Knight, Esq. (1760-1850), his nephew, London, Portland Place. - His sale, Philipps, London, March 23-24, 1819, no. 119 (as S. Rosa, unsold at 120.15 pounds). - His sale, Philipps, London, March 17, 1821, no. 40 (sold for 100 guineas to "Lamb"). - John Lamb, Esq. (1763-1821), South Sea House. - His sale, Christie's, London, March 14, 1822, no. 53 (as S. Rosa, sold for 11 pounds to "Dunford"). - James Dunford (1784-1854), dealer, London, 16 Great New Port Street. - Thomas Hamlet, Esq. (1770-1853), silversmith and dealer, Denham Court. - His sale, Christie and Manson, London, May 22, 1841, n° 64 (as S. Rosa). - William Cox, British Gallery, London. - Its sale, Foster, London, April 30-May 1, 1879, n° 39 (like S. Rosa, sold for 32 pounds). - C. T. Harris, Esq, London, Denmark Hill. - His sale, Christie's, London, November 27-28, 1913, lot 107 (sold for 6.6 pounds to "Collings"). - Probably Christie's sale, London, 30 November 1917, no. 138. - F. Kleinberger Galleries, New York. - Sale of part of the gallery's stock, New York, Kirby, Plaza Hotel, 23 January 1918, no. 75 (as S. Rosa, sold for $400 to Otto Bernet, acting as agent, probably on behalf of Desiderius George Dery). - Desiderius George Dery (1867-1942), silk industrialist. - His sale, American Art Galleries, Kirby, New York, April 19-20, 1923, lot 145 (as S. Rosa, sold for $200 to Selman, acting as agent, probably on behalf of William R. Timken). - William R. Timken (1866-1949). - Appleton Shaw Bridges (1848-1929), husband of Amalia Cecilia Timken (1854-1940), sister of the former. - San Diego, San Diego Museum of fine Art, given by Mrs Amalia Bridges in 1928. - Sold by the latter at Sotheby's, New York, January 15, 1987, no. 3. Exhibitions : - San Diego, Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego (Palace of Fine Arts), California Pacific International Exposition, Official Art Exhibition, February 12-September 9, 1936, cat. no. 450 (as S. Rosa, or potentially Flemish). - Denver, Denver Art Museum, Great Stories in Art, February 13-March 27, 1966 (no catalog). Related work: Engraved by William Sharp (1746-1824), 1792 (Salvator Rosa). Bibliography: - J. von Sandrart, L'Academia Todesca della Architectura Scultura et Pictura: Oder Teutsche Academie der Bau-, Bild, und Mahlerey-Künste, Nuremberg, 1675, p. 157. - Harper's Weekly, vol. XII, no. 587, New York, March 28, 1868, p. 205, reproduced. - L. Ozzola, Vite e Opere di Salvatore Rosa, 1908, p. 175, reproduced fig. 32. - "Old Masters at Auction," in. American Art News, vol. XVI, no. 15, New York, 19 Jan. 1918, p. 6. - San Diego Union, 6 December 1931, reproduced. - J.-G. Andrews, A Catalogue of European Paintings, Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1947, cat. no. 34, reproduced (as did S. Rosa, though attribution is in question). - L. Salerno, Salvator Rosa, Milan, 1963, p. 155 (as a Flemish painting). - Vassar Quarterly, New York, 1976, vol. LXXII, no. 4, ill. cover. - C. Klemm, Joachim von Sandrart, Kunst-Werke und Lebens-Lauf, Berlin, 1986, p. 57, cat. 1. When Sandrart recounts Rubens' visit to Honthorst's studio, he refers to the moment when the Antwerp master discovered our painting: "He [Rubens] also went to Utrecht to see von Honthorst, who received him. Honthorst showed him everything he had on hand, including a Diogenes with a lantern in his hand looking for [wise] men in the crowded Athens square in broad daylight. Rubens was very pleased with the invention, but immediately saw that it was by a young painter who had spent many long hours in the studio. He asked who had started this Diogenes and Honthorst answered: "that young German" and pointed to me. After having given a favorable judgment on this beginning, he encouraged me to continue my efforts and work and then went through the rest with real satisfaction." (J. von Sandrart, L'Academia Todesca della Architectura Scultura et Pictura: Oder Teutsche Academie der edlen bau-, bild-, und Mahlerey-Künste, Nuremberg, 1675, p. 157).