Salomon van Ruysdael (1600-1670)

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Salomon van Ruysdael (1600-1670)

A wooded river landscape with peasants and cattle in a ferry approaching a landing stage as travellers in an open wagon wait, a yacht bearing the coat-of-arms of the City of Amsterdam moored nearby, fishing smacks at a jetty beyond

signed with initials and monogram and dated 1637, oil on canvas
101 x 140.5 cm

Provenance

Lord Vivian; Sale, Sotheby's London, 3 February 1954, lot 100
Lt. Commander the Hon. Douglas Vivian, D.S.C.; Sale, Christie's London, 25 November 1966, lot 73 (6000 gns. to Duits)
with W.E. Duits, London, 1967

Literature

W. Stechow, Salomon van Ruysdael, 1975, p. 118, no. 328A

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, Dutch Pictures 1450-1750, 1952-53, no. 265

Lot Essay

Stechow (op.cit.) records two other versions of this composition: one formerly with D. Katz, Dieren (no. 325A), the other formerly with Julius Böhler, Munich (no. 418A)

See colour illustration

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