Jan Vermeer van Haarlem I (Haarlem 1628-1691)

A wooded river landscape with fishermen in a boat and hunters on a track, a town beyond

Details

Jan Vermeer van Haarlem I (Haarlem 1628-1691)
A wooded river landscape with fishermen in a boat and hunters on a track, a town beyond
indistinctly signed 'J.Mee. . .' (lower right)
oil on canvas
108.8 x 157.2 cm.

Provenance

with F. Goldmann, Vienna, from whom acquired by Prince Johannes I of Liechtenstein, 1828.
Schloss Eisgrub, Lednice, 1942.
Schloss Moosham, Salzburg, 1944.
Schloss Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 1945.
The Princely House of Liechtenstein; Christie's, Amsterdam, 1 April 2008, lot 143, as Roelof Jansz. van Vries (1631-1681), where acquired by the present owner.

Literature

G.F. Waagen, Die vornehmsten Kunstdenkmäler in Wien, Vienna, 1866, p. 291.
J. Falke, Katalog der fürstlich Liechtensteinischen Bilder-Galerie im Gartenpalais der Rossau zu Wien, Vienna, 1873, p. 141, no. 1223.
J. Falke, Katalog der fürstlich Liechtensteinischen Bilder-Galerie im Gartenpalais der Rossau zu Wien, Vienna, 1885, p. 56, no. 410.
A. Kronfeld, Führer durch die Fürstlich Liechtensteinische Gameäldegalerie in Wien, Vienna, 1931, p. 89.
U. Thieme and F. Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, Leipzig, 1940, XXXIV, p. 579.

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Lot Essay

Initially painted in a style closely related to the landscapes of his fellow townsman Jacob van Ruisdael, whereas his later works show the influence of Philips Koninck. The foreground of the present lot still reveals his Haarlem origin, while the atmospheric perspective of the extensive river valley view recalls the work of Koninck.

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