Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (1596-1665)

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Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (1596-1665)

A view of Arnhem from the south east, with fishermen in rowing boats near a landing stage on the bank of the Rhine, the Grote Kerk and the St. Walburgskerk beyond

signed and dated lower left VG(linked)oyen 1645, oil on panel
42 x 48.2 cm

Provenance

Lord Polwarth, Mertoun House; Sale, Dowell Edinburgh, 28 March 1912, lot 65
with H.M. Clark, London
J. Magin; Sale, Galerie Georges Petit Paris, 23 June 1922, lot 20, with ill. (sold ffr. 15.000)
with Bottenwieser, 1923

Literature

H.U.Beck, Jan van Goyen, II, 1973, p. 134, no. 277, with ill.

Lot Essay

Beck (op.cit., pp. 131-139, nos. 272-284) records dated views of Arnhem from 1633-1647; the present lot would appear to be the only picture depicting Arnhem from the south east

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