Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759)

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Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759)

A View of the Ganzemarkt towards the Oudegracht, Utrecht

inscribed ''t Keyserryk, nu de Waagh; van Achteren. Groot Groenewoude. en Groot en Klein Brandenburgh.' on a label on the mount previously part of the drawing; pencil, grey wash, grey ink framing lines, watermark Strasbury lily
412 x 306 mm.

Provenance

with G. Meyer, Rotterdam, 1977

Exhibited

Utrecht, 1978, no. 84
Bremen/Braunschweig/Stuttgart, 1979/80, no. 102
Fribourg/Passau/Trier/Aachen/Nuremberg, 1982/4, no. 77

Lot Essay

This view is taken from the north-west with the weighing house 'Keyserrijk' and the crane to the left, the house 'Groenewoude' beyond. A study of the same view by the artist in the Koninklijk Huisarchief, The Hague (inv.no. A/T20) is dated towards 1759. Jan de Beyer and Pieter Jan van Liender drew comparable views. A view of the Ganzemarkt by Willem Haanebrink is included in this sale as lot 317

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