Dutch Masterpieces from the Theiline Scheumann Collection
Dutch Masterpieces from the Theiline Scheumann Collection
Dutch Masterpieces from the Theiline Scheumann Collection
Jan van der Heyden
An imaginary view of a quiet canal in Amsterdam
Auction Closed
January 26, 04:01 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD
Lot Details
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Dutch Masterpieces from the Theiline Scheumann Collection
Jan van der Heyden
Gorinchem 1637 - 1712 Amsterdam
An imaginary view of a quiet canal in Amsterdam
oil on panel
panel: 15⅛ by 15¾ in.; 38.4 by 40 cm.
framed: 21⅛ by 21⅞ in.; 53.7 by 55.6 cm.
Purchased from Schrocker by J.J. Bachofen (1755-1828), 1819;
Thence by descent to Elise Paravicini-Bachofen (1850-1913), Basel;
Thence by inheritance to her sister, Mrs. Fritz Vischer-Bachofen (1853-1937), Basel, 1934;
Thence by descent to her granddaughter, Antoinette Vischer (1909-1973);
After whose death acquired by a private collector;
By whom anonymously sold ("The Property of a Gentleman"), London, Sotheby’s, 14 December 1977, lot 100;
There acquired by Richard Green, London;
Private collection, Germany, until 2012;
By whom anonymously sold, Cologne, Lempertz, 12 May 2012, lot 1319;
With Johnny van Haeften, London;
From whom acquired, July 2012.
Thence by descent to Elise Paravicini-Bachofen (1850-1913), Basel;
Thence by inheritance to her sister, Mrs. Fritz Vischer-Bachofen (1853-1937), Basel, 1934;
Thence by descent to her granddaughter, Antoinette Vischer (1909-1973);
After whose death acquired by a private collector;
By whom anonymously sold ("The Property of a Gentleman"), London, Sotheby’s, 14 December 1977, lot 100;
There acquired by Richard Green, London;
Private collection, Germany, until 2012;
By whom anonymously sold, Cologne, Lempertz, 12 May 2012, lot 1319;
With Johnny van Haeften, London;
From whom acquired, July 2012.
H. Wagner, Jan van der Heyden, Amsterdam and Haarlem 1971, p. 87, cat. no. 89, reproduced p. 146 (as with figures by Adriaen van de Velde).