The Singel and the Munttoren, Amsterdam, seen from the Koningsplein

Details

Jan Ekels I (Amsterdam 1724-1781)
The Singel and the Munttoren, Amsterdam, seen from the Koningsplein
with signature 'J.T. Compe f' (lower right) and inscribed 'maand november' (lower right, on the sign of the pub)
oil on panel
37.2 x 46.3 cm. (14 5/8 x 18¼ in.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Spik, Berlin, 18 October 1973, lot 340, as Johannes Merken.
With Omell Galleries, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 13 June 1974, lot 15, as 'J. Merken' (to White).
Anonymous sale; P. Brandt, Amsterdam, 13 May 1975, lot 5, as Jan ten Compe (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. A-14).

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The artist was born in Amsterdam, where he was apprenticed to Dirck Dalens III, who also trained Jan ten Compe (for whom, see lot 1221). Just as the latter, he specialised in cityscapes, with finely rendered masonry and brickwork and elegant staffage (see also R. van Eynden and A. van der Willigen, Geschiedenis der Vaderlandsche Schilderkunst, Haarlem, 1817, II, pp. 186-7).

For the view, see the note to lot 1211.

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