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A view of a city gate, possibly the Oostpoort in Delft
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Jan van Goyen (Leiden 1596-1656 The Hague)
A view of a city gate, possibly the Oostpoort in Delft
signed with monogram and dated 'VG 1651' (lower right, on the boat)
oil on paper laid down on panel
10 ½ x 15 in. (26.5 x 38.2 cm.)
A view of a city gate, possibly the Oostpoort in Delft
signed with monogram and dated 'VG 1651' (lower right, on the boat)
oil on paper laid down on panel
10 ½ x 15 in. (26.5 x 38.2 cm.)
Provenance
Sir Bruce Ingram, O.B.E. (1877-1963), London, and Great Pednor Manor, Chesham, Buckinghamshire.
with Colnaghi, London, 1949, from whom acquired by the following,
Alan Pilkington, by 1973.
Mrs N.D. Charrington, Dye House, Thursley, Surrey.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 June 1975, lot 100 (9,500), when acquired by the following,
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Private Collector]; Christie's, New York, 19 May 1993, lot 69 ($35,000).
with Wieg Fine Art, Amsterdam.
Private collection, Belgium, 1997-2017.
with Colnaghi, London, 1949, from whom acquired by the following,
Alan Pilkington, by 1973.
Mrs N.D. Charrington, Dye House, Thursley, Surrey.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 June 1975, lot 100 (9,500), when acquired by the following,
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Private Collector]; Christie's, New York, 19 May 1993, lot 69 ($35,000).
with Wieg Fine Art, Amsterdam.
Private collection, Belgium, 1997-2017.
Literature
H.-U. Beck, 'Jan van Goyen: The sketchy monochrome studies of 1651', Apollo Magazine, LXXI, June 1960, p. 178, no. 19.
H.-U. Beck, Jan van Goyen 1596-1656. Ein Oeuvreverzeichnis in zwei Bänden, Amsterdam, 1972-3, II, p. 126, no. 262, illustrated.
H.-U. Beck, Jan van Goyen 1596-1656. Ein Oeuvreverzeichnis in zwei Bänden, Amsterdam, 1972-3, II, p. 126, no. 262, illustrated.
Exhibited
Birmingham, Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, Some Dutch 17th Century Pictures, 26 August-8 October 1950, no. 8.
Brought to you by
Lucy Cox