Live Auction 11936Old Masters: Part II
Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten (Amsterdam 1622-1666)
Lot 249 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION

Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten (Amsterdam 1622-1666)

A winter landscape with a horse-drawn sledge, skaters and golfers on a frozen waterway by a windmill, Amsterdam and the IJ beyond

Closed14 April 2016

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Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten (Amsterdam 1622-1666)
A winter landscape with a horse-drawn sledge, skaters and golfers on a frozen waterway by a windmill, Amsterdam and the IJ beyond
oil on canvas
41 1/8 x 49 5/8 in. (104.5 x 126 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 21 May 1985, lot 158.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 12 June 1990, lot 212.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 10 November 1997, lot 135, where acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraaten was the most prominent member of a Dutch family of painters. He was famed for his depictions of winter townscapes, which demonstrate a marked interest in the topography of mid-17th century Amsterdam. The present work is a very fine example of the cityscapes for which Beerstraten is known, and incorporates the famous windmills of Amsterdam.