Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings
Ludolf Backhuysen
A view of the Texel, with two fishermen hauling in their nets, a yacht of the admiralty of Amsterdam and a man-o'-war beyond
Lot Closed
April 6, 02:13 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Ludolf Backhuysen
Emden 1630 - 1708 Amsterdam
A view of the Texel, with two fishermen hauling in their nets, a yacht of the admiralty of Amsterdam and a man-o'-war beyond
oil on canvas
unframed: 54.7 x 67.8 cm.; 21½ x 26¾ in.
framed: 69.9 x 83.1 cm.; 27½ x 32¾ in.
Lord Radstock (by whom said to have been purchased for 400 Guineas);
John Smith (1751-1855), London;
By whom sold to Adriaan van der Hoop (1778-1854), Amsterdam, 1834;
With Thomas Agnew and Sons, London, 1926;
With Leonard Koetser, London, by 27 April 1962 (described as signed);
With Hal O'Nians and Rupert Preston Ltd., London, by 18 October 1962 (when advertised in Country Life) until at least June 1964 (when advertised in The Burlington Magazine);
Private collection;
Whence anonymously sold ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Phillips, 6 July 1993, lot 54, for £45,000;
Private collection, USA;
From whom acquired by the present owner.
John Smith (1751-1855), London;
By whom sold to Adriaan van der Hoop (1778-1854), Amsterdam, 1834;
With Thomas Agnew and Sons, London, 1926;
With Leonard Koetser, London, by 27 April 1962 (described as signed);
With Hal O'Nians and Rupert Preston Ltd., London, by 18 October 1962 (when advertised in Country Life) until at least June 1964 (when advertised in The Burlington Magazine);
Private collection;
Whence anonymously sold ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Phillips, 6 July 1993, lot 54, for £45,000;
Private collection, USA;
From whom acquired by the present owner.
J. Smith, A catalogue raisonné ..., vol. VI, London 1835, p. 415, no. 38 ('Painted in the artist's gray, or silvery manner, and exquisitely finished');
C. Hofstede de Groot, A catalogue raisonné ..., vol. VII, London 1976, p. 288, no. 336.
C. Hofstede de Groot, A catalogue raisonné ..., vol. VII, London 1976, p. 288, no. 336.
London, Koetser Gallery, Exhibition of Flemish, Dutch and Italian Old Masters, 27 April - 31 May 1962, no. 1 (described as signed);
London, Hal O'Nians Gallery, Exhibition of 17th Century Seascape Paintings of the Netherlands from the Collection of Colonel R.L. Preston, 3 June - 15 July 1964.
London, Hal O'Nians Gallery, Exhibition of 17th Century Seascape Paintings of the Netherlands from the Collection of Colonel R.L. Preston, 3 June - 15 July 1964.