19 Cornelis Springer (1817-1891) Horse riders on the Herengracht and the Warmoesgracht in Amsterdam in the second half of the 17th century signed and dated ‘C Springer 1881.’ (lower right); authenticated by the artist ‘De ondergeteekende verklaart/dat deze schilderij voorstellende, Gezicht/op de Heerengracht bij de Warmoesgracht/te Amsterdam in de 2e helft der 17e eeuw/door hem is vervaardigd./ Amsterdam/13 Maart 1881 C Springer’ (on a label attached to the reverse with two red wax seals by the artist) oil on panel, 49,5x5x62,5 cm
€40,000 - €60,000
Literature: -Willem Laanstra, H.C. de Bruin and Dr. J.H.A. Ringeling, ‘Cornelis Springer (1817-1891)’, Utrecht 1984, p. 204, no. 81-2. Provenance: -Acquired directly from the artist by Ms G.H. Matthijsen, Leeuwarden, in February 1881 (sold for Dfl. 1.000). -Private collection, the Netherlands. Please compare this lot to a preliminary drawing executed in black chalk, in: Willem Laanstra, ‘Cornelis Springer, Geschilderde steden’, Amsterdam 1994, ill. p. 151, no. T80-2.
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