Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (Leiden 1596-1656 The Hague)
A river landscape with fishermen in a boat before a village jetty
Details
Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (Leiden 1596-1656 The Hague)
A river landscape with fishermen in a boat before a village jetty
signed with initials and dated 'VG 1643' (lower right)
oil on panel
15¼ x 23¾ in. (38.7 x 60.4 cm.)
Provenance
Lord Huntingfield, Heveningham Hall, Yoxford, Suffolk; Christie's, London, 25 June, 1915, lot 86 (£210 to Field).
(Possibly) Lord Ossory, Kilkenny Castle, Ireland.
with D. Katz, Dieren.
A. Holle, Paris; Paris, 23 June 1950, lot 3 (FF 1,100,000).
Graf Jean Bousies, Brussels; Paris, 24 March 1953, lot 14 (FF 1,100,000).
with P. de Boer, Amsterdam.
Literature
C. Hofstede de Groot, Catalogue raisonné, etc., VIII, 1908, p. 314, no. 986. H.-U. Beck Jan van Goyen, 1973, II, p. 337, no. 748.
Exhibited
The Hague, Kleykamp, Tentoonstelling van Schilderijen door Oud- Hollandsche en Vlaamsche meesters uit de collectie Katz te Dieren, 1934, no. 78.
Amsterdam, P. de Boer, Catalogue of Old Pictures Exhibited at the Gallery, 15 June-15 September 1954.
Lot Essay
Traditionally the date was recorded as reading 1633 until Beck (op. cit., p. 337) corrected this and published the correct date of 1643.