Wouter Knijff (circa 1607-after 1694)

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Wouter Knijff (circa 1607-after 1694)

A fortified town on a river with fishermen in a rowing boat by a townwall, shipping beyond

with monogram SvR
oil on panel
47.5 x 63.8 cm

Provenance

with W. Paech, Amsterdam, circa 1943 (as Jan van Goyen)

Literature

H.U. Beck, Jan van Goyen, IV, Künstler um Jan van Goyen, 1991, p. 244, no. 662-A41

Lot Essay

Dr Hans-Ulrich Beck has kindly confirmed the attribution in a letter 6 March 1992 and compares the composition to others by the same hand (his nos 629-A8, 630-A9, 644-A23 and 655-A34)

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