The Singel, Amsterdam, with the Torensluis and the Jan Roodepoortstoren

細節

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman (Amsterdam c. 1623-1664)
The Singel, Amsterdam, with the Torensluis and the Jan Roodepoortstoren
signed and dated 'R.Zeeman. 1659' (strengthened, lower right)
oil on canvas
42 x 48 cm. (16½ x 18 7/8 in.).

來源

With Douwes, Amsterdam, 1930.
With B. Houthakker, Amsterdam.
W.J.R. Dreesman, Amsterdam; Frederik Muller & Cie., Amsterdam, 22 March 1960, lot 11 (to Douwes).
Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 28 October 1975, lot 87 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. A-16).

出版

Verzameling Amsterdam W.J.R. Dreesmann, Amsterdam, 1942, vol. I, p. 10.

展覽

Amsterdam, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdamsche Stadsgezichten (1632-1932), 1932, no. 50.

注意事項

Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 20.825% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €90,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €90,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 20.825% of the first €90,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €90,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.

拍品專文

The artist is best known for his seascapes, harbour scenes and sea-battles. However, his oeuvre also comprises a number of topographical city views, both painted and engraved, most of them with the artist's native Amsterdam as the central motif. Comparable to the present work is the View of the Zuiderkerk and Zwanenburgwal, Amsterdam, signed and dated 1659, in the Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig (inv. no. 829). The colour scheme, with dark grey and blue tones and dark black shadows, enlivened with bright colour accents, is typical of the artist.

The Jan Roodepoortstoren was one of the medieval fortress towers of the city of Amsterdam. In the lower part of the tower lived the Provoost der Stadsbezettingen and the upper part once served as a jailhouse. When the old Town Hall was destroyed by fire in 1652, the gold and silver from the wisselbank was temporarily stored in the Jan Roodepoortstoren. The tower was destroyed in 1829 (see A.J. van der Aa, Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden, Gorinchem, 1839, vol. I., p. 187).