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Frans de Momper Antwerp 1603 - 1660
Description
- Frans de Momper
- a winter landscape, with three horsemen approaching a settlement in the snow
- pen and brown ink and wash over traces of black chalk, within brown ink framing lines
Provenance
With Gebr. Douwes Fine Art, Amsterdam, 1964;
Maida and George Abrams;
sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 25 November 1992, lot 526 (as Joos de Momper)
Catalogue Note
Though the influence of his uncle Joos was always a factor in Frans de Momper's style, he also absorbed and adapted aspects of the landscape art of the northern Netherlands, where he worked (in The Hague, Amsterdam and Haarlem) during the 1630s and '40s. His winter landscapes in particular exhibit a fascinating combination of elements drawn both from Flemish masters ranging from Brueghel through Grimmer to Joos de Momper, and Dutchmen such as Esaias van de Velde. The present drawing is an excellent and characteristic example of such a work, and is very similar in conception to a signed painting by the artist, sold, London, Christie's, 2 July 1976, lot 79.