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Attributed to Johannes Pietersz. Schoeff Antwerp or The Hague 1608/9 - 1662/6 Bergen-op-Zoom
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Johannes Pietersz. Schoeff
- A River Estuary with Peasants on a Track, a fortified farmhouse nearby and a town beyond
- bears false monogram VG and date 1631 lower right on the rock
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, May 18, 1994, lot 218 (as Circle of van Goyen), where purchased by the present owner.
Catalogue Note
An early follower of van Goyen, Johannes Schoeff distinguished himself through his ability to absorb the basic principles of van Goyen's landscapes, as seen here in the muted tones and modest subject matter, and then to transform these principles into his own independent and recognizable style.