Skating Near a Town
- Date
- c.1610–20
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- depicts
- Netherlands, Europe
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- European Art to 1800
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 13 x 23 7/8 in. (33 x 60.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 46:1939
NOTES
The bare tree silhouetted against the lighter background enhances the wintry chill of this picture. This artist was the first to specialize in the winter panorama, scenes he depicted with satisfying and interesting detail. Hendrick Avercamp was an astute observer of people, carefully recording gestures and activities to lend a sense of everyday life to his subjects. He sometimes repeated the same figures in subsequent paintings without losing the individuality of the people engaged in their daily tasks.
Provenance
by 1813 -
Dirk van Dijl, Netherlands
1814/01/10
In auction of the Dirk van Dijl collection, H. Vinkeles, Amsterdam, Netherlands January 10, 1814, lot no. 5 [1]
Landry Collection, Paris, France
Nicolas Collection, Paris, France
- 1939
Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc. (Paul M. Byk), New York, NY, USA
1939 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc. [2]
Notes:
The main source of this provenance is the bill of sale from Arnold Seligmann, Rey, & Co. (see note[2]). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] See the auction catalog [“Catalogus eener verzaemeling van uitmuntende schilderyen en teekeningen…D. van Dijl,” H. Vinkeles, Amsterdam, Netherlands, January 10, 1814, lot no. 5]. This auction catalog has two LUGT numbers: 8448 and 8467. This is due to the fact that the original auction scheduled for November 22, 1813, was postponed, according the Getty Provenance Index® Sales Catalogs database. According to Sale records from the 1814 sale in Amsterdam. Lugt # 8448 & 8467. Date confirmed by the Getty Provenance Database.
[2] Bill of sale from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co. dated April 10, 1939 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Meeting of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, dated April 6, 1939.
Dirk van Dijl, Netherlands
1814/01/10
In auction of the Dirk van Dijl collection, H. Vinkeles, Amsterdam, Netherlands January 10, 1814, lot no. 5 [1]
Landry Collection, Paris, France
Nicolas Collection, Paris, France
- 1939
Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc. (Paul M. Byk), New York, NY, USA
1939 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc. [2]
Notes:
The main source of this provenance is the bill of sale from Arnold Seligmann, Rey, & Co. (see note[2]). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] See the auction catalog [“Catalogus eener verzaemeling van uitmuntende schilderyen en teekeningen…D. van Dijl,” H. Vinkeles, Amsterdam, Netherlands, January 10, 1814, lot no. 5]. This auction catalog has two LUGT numbers: 8448 and 8467. This is due to the fact that the original auction scheduled for November 22, 1813, was postponed, according the Getty Provenance Index® Sales Catalogs database. According to Sale records from the 1814 sale in Amsterdam. Lugt # 8448 & 8467. Date confirmed by the Getty Provenance Database.
[2] Bill of sale from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co. dated April 10, 1939 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Meeting of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, dated April 6, 1939.
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