Anthonie Erkelens (active circa 1800)

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Anthonie Erkelens (active circa 1800)

Fishermen and a Sailing Barge in a Calm on an Estuary, a Village beyond

with inscription 'A:Van Strij Na Capelle' on the old mount; pencil, pen and brown ink, watercolour, brown ink framing lines, watermark arms of Amsterdam
194 x 322 mm.

Provenance

Pictura, Groningen (L. 2028)
with P.A. Scheen, The Hague

Exhibited

Dordrecht, 1958/9, no. 105 (as J. van Strij)
Utrecht, 1959/90, no. 64 (as J. van Strij)
Zeist, 1960, no. 67 (as J. van Strij)
Laren, 1963, no. 109 (as J. van Strij)
Amsterdam, 1975/6, no. 36

Lot Essay

As Ms. Frerichs pointed out in the 1975/6 catalogue, this watercolour previously ascribed to Jacob van Strij, should be attributed to Erkelens. This artist, who was previously thought to be a 17th Century artist, was active around 1800. Comparable drawings are mentioned in B. Broos, Rembrandt en tekenaars uit zijn omgeving, Amsterdam, 1981, pp.114-6

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