CORNELIS SPRINGER (DUTCH, 1817-1891) The Royal Palace and the Nieuwe Kerk on the Dam, Amsterdam signed and dated 'C Springer 55' (lower left) oil on panel 12 ¼ x 17 3/8 in. (31 x 44 cm.)
CORNELIS SPRINGER (DUTCH, 1817-1891) The Royal Palace and the Nieuwe Kerk on the Dam, Amsterdam signed and dated 'C Springer 55' (lower left) oil on panel 12 ¼ x 17 3/8 in. (31 x 44 cm.)
Acquired directly from the artist by F. Buffa, Amsterdam, 7 February 1855 (Dfl. 150-) Collection P. Schmidt van Gelder, Amsterdam. Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 16 November 1937, lot 13. with B. van Heuvel by September 1940. Collection B. de Geus van den Heuvel, Nieuwersluis; Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 26 April 1976, lot 184. Private collection, Rotterdam. with Haboldt & Co Inc. New York, where purchased by the present owner circa 1985.
W. Laanstra, H.C. de Bruijn, Dr. J.H.A. Ringeling, Cornelis Springer (1817-1891), Utrecht, 1984, p. 95, no. 55-1. As Het Koninklijk Paleis en de Dam te Amsterdam met moderne stoffage.
Amsterdam, Gemeentemuseum, Bewaring, no. 16 as Dam (according to a label on the reverse). Amsterdam, bruikleen Stedelijk Museum, 1940-1945, where loaned by B. van Heuvel. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Van Romantiek tot Amsterdamse school: schilderijen uit de collectie B. de Geus van den Heuvel, 7 July – 29 September 1958, no. B51. Laren, Singer Museum, Keuze uit de collectie B. de Geus van den Heuvel, 9 April – 30 May 1966, no. 44, as Dam met Koninklijk Paleis te Amsterdam.