Lot Essay
The same model was used several times by both Jacob and his brother Abraham van Strij (1753-1826), including examples in the Rijksprentenkabinet and Amsterdams Historisch Museum.
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A Man on the Ice, wearing a basket on his back, holding a bundle of reed
Details
Jacob van Strij (1756-1818)
A Man on the Ice, wearing a basket on his back, holding a bundle of reed
signed 'J: van Strij.'
black chalk, grey wash, countermark Welcar 1796, framed
524 x 372 mm.
A Man on the Ice, wearing a basket on his back, holding a bundle of reed
signed 'J: van Strij.'
black chalk, grey wash, countermark Welcar 1796, framed
524 x 372 mm.
Provenance
C. Gasc (L. 543), his inscription 'Stry (Jacques Van) frère d'Abraham, né à Dordrecht en 1756, mort en 1815. Elève de A.C. Lens a Anvers. Dessin acheté a Paris en 1857 G = o''', 528 L = o''', 379 C. Gasc' (verso).
With T. Laurentius, 1970.
With Douwes, Amsterdam.
Dr. van Dongen.
With G. Meyer, Abbenbroek.
With T. Laurentius, 1970.
With Douwes, Amsterdam.
Dr. van Dongen.
With G. Meyer, Abbenbroek.
Literature
E. Verhaak, 'De bontmutsen van de gebroeders Van Strij', Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum, 38, 1990, p. 339, fig. 6.