The garden at Vreugdehof with the Amstel river beyond, seen from the house

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Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk (Amsterdam 1782-1810)
The garden at Vreugdehof with the Amstel river beyond, seen from the house
signed, inscribed and dated 'op Vreugdenhof aan den Amsteldijk uit het huis te Zien WJ van Troostwijk 1805.' (verso)
black chalk and watercolour, on ledger paper, black ink framing lines
7 1/8 x 8¾ in. (18.1 x 22 cm.); and three further drawings by the same hand:
a. Study of a grazing cow (pl. 6)
b. A cow lying down (pl. 7), and
c. Studies of sheep (pl. 7) (4)

Provenance

purchased in Amsterdam by I.Q. van Regteren Altena in September 1930 for 60 guilders (Inventory book: '1021. t. W. J. v. Troostwijk Vreugdenhof').

Literature

J. Kloek, W. Mijnhardt and E. Koolhaas-Grosfeld, 1800 - Blauwdrukken voor een samenleving, The Hague, 2001, pp. 352-3, fig. 27.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

The countryhouse 'Vreugdehof' on the river Amstel in the South of Amsterdam was owned by the artist's father. It was later demolished and on its site was erected the elderly home 'Vreugdehof'.

Troostwijk is known to have been working with his friend and fellow-artist Christiaan Andriessen (1775-1846), who depicted both of them working in his studio on 20 June 1805 in his drawn diary (Stadsarchief, Amsterdam, inv. no. 30096/5066). On Troostwijk's work, see E. Koolhaas-Grosfeld and E. van Uitert, Wouter van Troostwijk 1782-1810, schilder, tekenaar en etser, The Hague, 1998.

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