Cornelis van Poelenburch (Utrecht 1594/5-1667)

A landscape with waterfall

Details

Cornelis van Poelenburch (Utrecht 1594/5-1667)
A landscape with waterfall
oil on panel, oval
9 ¾ x 13 ¼ in. (24.5 x 33.5 cm.)

Provenance

Private collection, Europe.
with Jack Kilgore, New York, where acquired by the present owner in 2012.

Literature

N. Sluijter-Seijffert, Cornelis van Poelenburch, 1594/5-1667: The paintings, Amsterdam, 2016, pp. 78, 371, no. 242, fig. 57, illustrated.

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Lot Essay

This recently rediscovered painting on a poplar panel constitutes an important addition to Cornelis van Poelenburch's artistic production in Rome. On account of its silvery tonality and the bare branches which extend outward from the dense foliage, Nicolette Sluijter-Seijffert has suggested it was probably painted shortly before 1620, the year in which Poelenburch came into the employ of Cosimo II de Medici (loc. cit.).

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