Impressive collection of 100 drawings and oil sketches.

1-30. Large landscape and tree studies. 1841-1868. Watercolour, pencil, black pen, brown and grey wash, 19 x 27 cm to 43 x 28 cm, wove and laid paper, 19 pen signed (occ. light foxing, marg. tears and pinholes). Various views of Switzerland (Zermatt, Brienz, Walenstadt, Handeck, Taminatal), Austria (Gosau), Germany (Hintersee, Königssee), Belgium (Marche-les-Dames, Villers, Diepenbeek), Scotland (Loch Lomond, Loch Achray, Loch Long, Gare Loch). - 31-44. 14 sm. sketches of landscapes, figures and animals. Pencil, grey and brown wash, 15 x 11 cm to 25 x 26 cm, wove and laid paper (occ. spotting). - 45-50. Various early studies as student: 5 depicting architecture, 1 portrait and 1 male nude. 1840. Black pencil, black pen, pencil, 30 x 23 cm to 51 x 36 cm, wove and laid paper, 4 pen signed (sl. toned, marg. tears). - 51-75. Various sm. oil studies. 7,5 x 12 to 25 x 35 cm, cardboard and canvas, unsigned (some quite grimy, occ. tears). Depicting animals (17), human figures (5), boats (2) and a tree stump. - 76-100. Large landscape oil sketches. 11 x 30 cm to 32 x 43 cm, cardboard and canvas, unsigned, 2 dated 1846-1847 (some grimy, occ. marg. tears and losses, 2 in poor condition).
Joined: Dewilde, Jan - François Roffiaen, schetsen uit de carrière van een landschapschilder. Ieper, s.n., 1998. Obl. 4to: 71 pp. (101 pcs)