Lot Essay
The catalogue entry of 1911 stated that the picture was signed with monogram and dated 1650. Assuming that this information was correct it would therefore be the earliest known work by the artist.
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Jacob Salomonsz. van Ruisdael (c. 1630-1682)
A wooded Landscape with a Shepherd sleeping by a Track, cattle and sheep grazing nearby
Details
Jacob Salomonsz. van Ruisdael (c. 1630-1682)
A wooded Landscape with a Shepherd sleeping by a Track, cattle and sheep grazing nearby
oil on panel
27 x 35 3/8in. (68.6 x 89.9cm.)
A wooded Landscape with a Shepherd sleeping by a Track, cattle and sheep grazing nearby
oil on panel
27 x 35 3/8in. (68.6 x 89.9cm.)
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Berlin, 7 Feb. 1911, lot 88, as Jacob van Ruisdael.
Anon. Sale, Berlin, 12 Nov. 1918, lot 70, as Jacob Salomonsz. van Ruisdael.
Anon. Sale, Berlin, 12 Nov. 1918, lot 70, as Jacob Salomonsz. van Ruisdael.