Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (1596-1656)

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

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Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (1596-1656)

The Oude Wachthuis on the Kil near Dordrecht with Smalschips and a Ferry

with indistinct remains of monogram (?) and date (?)

on panel

17¼ x 24¼in. (43.8 x 61.7cm.)

Provenance

Houstoun-Boswall Collection, London, c.1930

Literature

H.-U. Beck, Jan van Goyen, II, Amsterdam, 1973, p.282, no.624, illustrated, where dated c.1645

Lot Essay

For similar views of the Oude Wachthuis on the Kil with different boats, see Beck, op. cit., p.258, no.558A and p.268, no.586, both illustrated. A drawing of the same view is in the Dresden sketchbook of c.1648 (Beck, op. cit., I, Amsterdam, 1972, p.278, no.846/71, illustrated)

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