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Jan Josefsz van Goyen
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- A river landscape with two fishermen in a boat, hauling in their nets, and an unrigged fishing pink moored at the wooded river bank of a small settlement
- signed with initials and dated lower left on the fishing boat: VG 1639
- oil on oak panel
Provenance
Alfred Zweig, Vienna, then New York;
By whose Estate sold, New York, Sotheby's, 13 January 1978, lot 62, for $31,000;
With Xaver Schweidwimmer, Munich, 1978;
From whom acquired by the late owners in March 1978 for 198,000 Deutschmarks.
By whose Estate sold, New York, Sotheby's, 13 January 1978, lot 62, for $31,000;
With Xaver Schweidwimmer, Munich, 1978;
From whom acquired by the late owners in March 1978 for 198,000 Deutschmarks.
Literature
H.U. Beck, Jan Van Goyen 1596-1659, vol. III, Ergänzungen..., Doornspijk 1987, p. 200, cat. no. 468A, reproduced.
Condition
The panel has an old cradle and is flat and stable. There is a very fine old split in the panel running horizontally roughly 15 cm from the top edge, not obvious to the naked eye. The painting is dirty and the varnish now discoloured. There is a tiny surface dent in the trees. The painting is in overall very good condition indeed. The river, boats, and buildings are all beautifully-preserved with very little wear and many delicate areas still intact, allowing the under drawing beneath to show through. Inspection under Ultra violet light reveals only scattered and minor local retouchings.
Offered with a modern ebonised wood frame with ripple mouldings in the Dutch style.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A closely related etching, entitled La Meuse, is recorded as having been sold Paris, Drouot, 3 March 1879, lot 19. The etching seemingly represents the same locale, a river bank on the right, with some ramshackle houses, a mature gnarled oak tree and a moored unrigged fishing pink. Both images have the same broad stretch of water running to the horizon in the centre left of the composition, with a small windmill and sailing boat in the distance.