Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000
Auction: April 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM ET
Signed and dated ‘C Springer 1877’ bottom left; also inscribed in ink with artist's seal on paper label verso, oil on panel
19 ¾ x 16 in. (50 x 40.5cm)
The Artist.
Acquired directly from the above by H. Koekkoek, Jr. on December 20, 1877.
Sotheby Mak van Waay, sale of December 8, 1975, lot 712.
Sotheby's Amsterdam, sale of October 22, 2002, lot 137.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Richard Green, London, United Kingdom.
Acquired directly from the above.
Private Collection, Florida.
We wish to thank the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, also known as R.K.D., for their kind assistance in authenticating, and cataloguing the present Lot.
Situated on the river Vecht, Veesp is formally part of Amsterdam in North Holland, and is a subject that Cornelis Springer also rendered in charcoal and ink. His paintings, based on preparatory sketches, were much in demand during his lifetime; he had a waiting list of clients wishing to purchase his detailed views of Dutch towns, including Monnickendam, Zwolle, and Haarlem. While other cityscape painters with whom Springer first trained, including Kasparus Karsen turned their attention to creating detailed 'capriccios' or fantasy views, Springer chose to depict his native vistas with great optical fidelity, with an emphasis on architectural accuracy and perspective, and they are typically bathed in natural light, as in the present work. He was a leading member of the Dutch Romantic movement and held various positions with the esteemed Amsterdam-based 'Arti Et Amicitiae,' including Chairman.