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Cornelis Springer (Amsterdam 1817-1891 Hilversum)
Lot 185

Cornelis Springer (Amsterdam 1817-1891 Hilversum)

A view of the Haarlemmermeer before the reclamation

Closed24 June 2015

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Cornelis Springer (Amsterdam 1817-1891 Hilversum)
A view of the Haarlemmermeer before the reclamation
authenticated and titled by the son of the artist 'Ondergetekende verklaart dat deze schilderij / voorstellende de Haarlemmermeer voor droog- / making bij (...) vervaardigt door mijn / vader den Kunstschilder Cornelis Springer af- / komstig uit diens atelier. / Hilversum 10/6-'91 / Leonard Springer' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
34.5 x 46 cm.
Painted circa 1853.

Acquired directly from the artist on 26 June 1854 by Mr. G.W. Geerlings (Dfl. 80).
Studio of the artist: Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 1 December 1891, lot 36, as: Le Lac de Haarlem. Mauvais temps.
Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 29 October 1968, lot 502.
Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 8 February 1972, lot 515.

Specialist note

Depicted is the Haarlemmermeer before the reclamation which began in 1848 and the lake was dry by July 1, 1852.