Salomon van Ruysdael Naarden 1600/3 - 1670 Haarlem

Estimate

200,000 - 300,000 USD

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Description

Salomon van Ruysdael
A River Landscape with Fishermen
signed with monogram on the log lower center SVR
oil on panel

Provenance

Frits. Noordwyck, Rotterdam, 1881;
J. Rombouts, Dordrecht;
L. Dupper Wz., Amsterdam;
Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, January 15, 1985, lot 52;
With Harari & Johns, Ltd., London, 1991.

Exhibited

London, Harari & Johns, Ltd., Five Centuries of Old Master Paintings, 1991, no. 25.

Catalogue Note

The muted, silvery tonality of this painting dates it most likely to the 1630s, a period when Ruysdael, together with Jan van Goyen, developed the so-called "tonal" style of landscape painting. Both artists, whose works are extremely close during this period, used a subtle palette of greys, greens, yellows, blues and browns to depict the local landscape, creating a harmonious effect. In its composition and coloration, the present painting is comparable to other works by the artist from the early 1630s such as two examples in the National Gallery, London: the River Landscape with A Bridge, dated 1631, and A River Scene, dated 1632.