Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. H.-U. Beck for confirming the attribution on the basis of a photograph (written communication, 31 August 2007).
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A river landscape with a city gate, shipping nearby
Details
Wouter Knijff (Wesel am Rhein 1607-1639 Haarlem)
A river landscape with a city gate, shipping nearby
signed with monogram 'WK' (lower right)
oil on panel
35.4 x 50.3 cm.
A river landscape with a city gate, shipping nearby
signed with monogram 'WK' (lower right)
oil on panel
35.4 x 50.3 cm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 May 1960, lot 132, as Jan van Goyen.
Special notice
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