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Jan Sluijters
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Jan Sluijters
- The De Tweelin Mill in Westzaan
- signed JAN SLUIJTERS. lower left
- oil on canvas
- 50.5 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
Provenance
Inès Henriques de Castro-Lewin (1917-2003)
Acquired by the family of the present owner in 2010
Acquired by the family of the present owner in 2010
Literature
Peter Schat, 'Waar stelde Sluijters zijn schildersezel op?', in Dagblad Zaanstreek, 21 August 2014
Peter Schat, 'Dat groene huisje, daar woonden wij in!', in Dagblad Zaanstreek, 22 August 2014
Peter Schat, 'Sluijters plek exact bepaald. Vier bruggen te ver', in Dagblad Zaanstreek, 23 August 2014
RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History), Jan Sluijters: The Paintings, online catalogue raisonné, n.n., catalogued & illustrated
Peter Schat, 'Dat groene huisje, daar woonden wij in!', in Dagblad Zaanstreek, 22 August 2014
Peter Schat, 'Sluijters plek exact bepaald. Vier bruggen te ver', in Dagblad Zaanstreek, 23 August 2014
RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History), Jan Sluijters: The Paintings, online catalogue raisonné, n.n., catalogued & illustrated
Condition
The canvas has not been lined. The sky fluoresces under ultra-violet light, however this appears to be associated with the artist's pigments. The work is in good original condition and ready to hang.
Presented in a gilt frame with an inner beige cloth slip.
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"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
Painted circa 1908-09, the present work depicts a view of the Westzanderdijk looking towards the city of Zaandam, with the De Tweelin Mill to the left. Dismantled in 1933, the mill was named after the twin brothers who laid the foundation stone in 1823. The green house to the left dates from 1661, and still stands to this day.
The colourful houses of Zaandam also captured the imagination of Claude Monet, who stayed there for four months in 1871 and described the area in a letter to Pissarro: 'Zaandam is particularly noteworthy and there is enough to paint for a lifetime. Houses in every colour, mills by the hundred and delightful boats'.
Sluijters began as a Symbolist painter strongly influenced by Art Nouveau, winning the Prix de Rome in 1904 and later travelling to Italy and Spain. Trips to Paris brought the artist into contact with the works of the Fauves and Impressionists, and it is possible that he would have seen at first hand Monet's paintings of Zaandam there. By the time the present work was painted, Sluijters had developed his own distinctive luminous style, which made him one of the pioneers of Netherlandish Modernism along with Piet Mondrian and Leo Gestel.
The colourful houses of Zaandam also captured the imagination of Claude Monet, who stayed there for four months in 1871 and described the area in a letter to Pissarro: 'Zaandam is particularly noteworthy and there is enough to paint for a lifetime. Houses in every colour, mills by the hundred and delightful boats'.
Sluijters began as a Symbolist painter strongly influenced by Art Nouveau, winning the Prix de Rome in 1904 and later travelling to Italy and Spain. Trips to Paris brought the artist into contact with the works of the Fauves and Impressionists, and it is possible that he would have seen at first hand Monet's paintings of Zaandam there. By the time the present work was painted, Sluijters had developed his own distinctive luminous style, which made him one of the pioneers of Netherlandish Modernism along with Piet Mondrian and Leo Gestel.