Winter Landscape near a Town with Bare Trees, Aert van der Neer, c. 1650 - c. 1655

…; ? collection P.J.F. Vrancken (1757-1833), Lokeren;{C.J. Nieuwenhuys, _A Review of the Lives and Works of Some of the Most Eminent Painters: With Remarks on the Opinions and Statements of Former Writers_, London 1834, p. 165. See also the following note.} ? from whom, fr. 3,000, to the dealer Christianus Johannes Nieuwenhuys, Amsterdam and London, 1825;{C.J. Nieuwenhuys, _A Review of the Lives and Works of Some of the Most Eminent Painters: With Remarks on the Opinions and Statements of Former Writers_, London 1834, p. 165: ‘39. Winter. Canvas; height 21¼ inches, width 24½. A frozen canal, where several persons are assembled, forms the point of view in this picture. Every season brings its peculiar amusements: thus men, women and children are seen diverting themselves on the ice, some in skating, some on sledges, and others playing at bat and ball. Some isolated trees on the border of the canal, although bereft of their foliage, embellish the scene by the elegance of their forms. In the distance is a village, its dwellings half hidden beneath the snow. The frosty atmosphere is depicted with remarkable talent. […] It comes from the Collection of Mr Vranken in Lokeren, and I gave him 3,000 francs for it in 1825. £98. 14s. Now in the Cabinet of Henry Bevan, Esq.’} ? from whom, to Henry Bevan, Esq.;{C.J. Nieuwenhuys, _A Review of the Lives and Works of Some of the Most Eminent Painters: With Remarks on the Opinions and Statements of Former Writers_, London 1834, p. 165. See also the previous note.}…; sale, Sir Edward J. Dean Paul (†, Cambridge House, Twickenham), London (Christie’s), 27 June 1896, no. 93, ₤1,228.10, to the dealer M. Colnaghi;{According to the catalogue for the sale, Charles T.D. Crews, London (Christie’s), 1 June 1915, no. 49: ‘From the collection of Sir E.J. Dean Paul, Bart., 1896. Exhibited at the New Gallery winter exhibition 1907-08.’ According to _The Times_, 29 June 1896 (unpag.): ‘A very good example of A. van der Neer (…) was sold for 1,170 guineas (M. Colnaghi)’.} sale, Charles T.D. Crews (1839-1915, Portman Square, London), London (Christie’s), 1 June 1915, no. 49,{The painting is illustrated in the sale catalogue.} $ 5,510, to P. and D. Colnaghi;{_The New York Times_, 3 June 1915 (unpag.).}…; the dealer Frederik Muller, Amsterdam;{C. Hofstede de Groot, _Beschreibendes und kritisches Verzeichnis der Werke der hervorragendsten holländischen Maler des XVII. Jahrhunderts_, VII, Esslingen/Paris 1918, p. 487.}…; collection Michiel Onnes (1878-1972), Nijenrode Castle;{C. Hofstede de Groot, _Beschreibendes und kritisches Verzeichnis der Werke der hervorragendsten holländischen Maler des XVII. Jahrhunderts_, VII, Esslingen/Paris 1918, p. 487; Hofstede de Groot notes, RKD.}…; the dealer Jacques Goudstikker, November 1920;{_Catalogue de la collection Goudstikker à Amsterdam. Exposée dans les locaux de la ‘Schilderkundig Genootschap Pulchri Studio’, Lange Voorhout 15, La Haye, Novembre 1920_, dealer cat. Amsterdam (Kunsthandel J. Goudstikker) 1920, no. 78, as _Paysage d’hiver avec canal gelé_ (ill.). The wax seal of the Goudstikker firm is on the back of the frame.}…; collection H.E. ten Cate (d. 1955), Almelo, 1930;{Hofstede de Groot notes, RKD.}…; donated by Sir Henri W.A. Deterding (1866-1939), London, to the museum, with 17 other paintings, 1936; on loan to the Amsterdam Museum since 1975

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