Lot Essay
Mrs. Geoffrey Hart had an important collection of Dutch, Flemish and British pictures, many of which were exhibited in a single owner exhibition the Brighton Art Gallery in 1956.
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Villagers skating on a frozen waterwaybefore a church; Villagers on a frozen waterway, a town and a windmill beyond; Fisherfolk on a beach by a tower; and Travellers on a wooded pathin a village
Details
Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (Leiden 1596-1656 The Hague)
Villagers skating on a frozen waterwaybefore a church; Villagers on a frozen waterway, a town and a windmill beyond; Fisherfolk on a beach by a tower; and Travellers on a wooded pathin a village
the first signed and dated 'J.GOYEN/1623'; the second signed and dated 'JV GOYEN/1623'; the third signed and dated 'I.V. GOYEN/1623'
oil on panel, circular
4.3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) diam.
four (4)
Villagers skating on a frozen waterwaybefore a church; Villagers on a frozen waterway, a town and a windmill beyond; Fisherfolk on a beach by a tower; and Travellers on a wooded pathin a village
the first signed and dated 'J.GOYEN/1623'; the second signed and dated 'JV GOYEN/1623'; the third signed and dated 'I.V. GOYEN/1623'
oil on panel, circular
4.3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) diam.
four (4)
Provenance
Mrs. Geoffrey Hart, Wych Cross, Sussex.
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 11 June 1971, lot 61 (6,500 gns. to Brod).
with Alfred Brod Gallery, London, from whom purchased by Sir Max Joseph, and by descent.
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 11 June 1971, lot 61 (6,500 gns. to Brod).
with Alfred Brod Gallery, London, from whom purchased by Sir Max Joseph, and by descent.
Literature
H.-U. Beck, Jan van Goyen, II, Amsterdam, 1973, p. 3, no. 3; p. 9, no. 9; p. 54, no. 103 and p. 66, no. 131.
Exhibited
Leiden, Stedelijk Museum and Arnhem, Gemeentemuseum, Jan van Goyen, July-September 1960, p. 19, nos. 3 and 4 (two exhibited).