Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (Leyden 1596-1656 The Hague)

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Property from the Estate of Mrs Deenik-Verhoeven (Lots 47, 48, 68, 73, 91, 93 and 160)

Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (Leyden 1596-1656 The Hague)

Fishermen with their catch and townsfolk on the beach at Katwijk aan Zee

Details

Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (Leyden 1596-1656 The Hague)
Fishermen with their catch and townsfolk on the beach at Katwijk aan Zee
with signature and date 'VANGOYEN 1641' (lower left)
oil on panel
40.1 x 60.4 cm.

Provenance

With P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1962, no. 18.

Literature

H.-U. Beck, Jan van Goyen 1596-1656, II, Amsterdam, 1973, p. 434, no. 965, as signed and dated 1641?, unseen; III, Doornspijk, 1987, p. 256, no. 965, unseen.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

We are grateful to Dr. H.-U.Beck for confirming the attribution on the basis of photographs. In his monograph (1973, loc. cit.), Dr. Beck notes the existence of an old copy of this composition, on canvas, sold from the collection of W.E.S. Erle-Drax; Christie's, London, 21 March 1919, lot 159, and recorded by Hofstede de Groot as his no. 259.

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