Lot Essay
The present work dates from circa 1780, when the artist was influenced by the oeuvre of Aelbert Cuyp.
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A rider with his horse in a landscape
Details
Abraham van Strij (Dordrecht 1753-1826)
A rider with his horse in a landscape
indistinctly signed 'A VAN S..' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
31.2 x 37.8 cm.
A rider with his horse in a landscape
indistinctly signed 'A VAN S..' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
31.2 x 37.8 cm.
Provenance
A. Staring, Vorden, 1961, and by descent to Mrs. Staring- de Mol van Otterloo, De Wildenborch, Vorden; Christie's, Amsterdam, 11 November 1996, lot 95, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
J.M. de Groot, 'Traditie en vernieuwing in de kunst van Abraham en Jacob van Strij', in In helder licht. Abraham en Jacob van Strij, Dordrecht, Enschede and Zwolle, 2000, p. 29 and 33, illustrated.
Exhibited
Dordrechts Museum, De Gebroeders van Strij, 9 October-25 November 1996, no. 3.
Special notice
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