Ice Scene near a Wooden Observation Tower

Provenance

Jacques-Phillippe Le Bas [1707-1783], Paris; (his estate sale, at his residence, Paris, 1-6 December 1783, no. 1);[1] Dulac. (Eugene Slatter Gallery, London), in 1949.[2] (Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London);[3] purchased 1976 by private collection, United States; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 30 January 2014, no. 37); (Richard Green [Fine Paintings], London); sold 30 May 2014 to NGA. [1] The painting sold for 340.3 livres; its description in the sale catalogue reads: "...ce Tableau d'une bonne couleur, est un des plus beaux de ce Maitre." [2] The painting was included in the 1949 summer exhibition at the Slatter Gallery. [3] On the reverse of the painting is an Agnew's label with number 39446 on it.

Ice Scene near a Wooden Observation Tower

Goyen, Jan van

1646

Accession Number

2014.35.1

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

overall: 36.5 × 34.3 cm (14 3/8 × 13 1/2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund