Description
Dune landscapes were a subject of great interest in seventeenth-century Netherlands, among the earliest subjects for independent landscape. They were the bread-and-butter speciality for Wijnants, whose far more unusual Amsterdam canal scene is also in the collection of the CMA.
Provenance
Comte Pillet-Will; King of Sicily; Leicester of Terry; by 1835 Thomas Hardman (Manchester, England) [possibly sold, Winstanley and Sons, Manchester, October 19, 1838]; - 1872 Etienne Arago, 1802-1892 (Paris, France), sold, February 2, 1872, lot 80; Comtesse de Puymodon (Paris, France); by 1965 Julius Böhler (Munich, West Germany), sold to Paul J. Vignos, Jr., 1965.; 1965-2010; Paul J. Vignos, Jr., died 2010 (Gates Mills, Ohio), upon his death, held in trust by the estate.; 2010 Estate of Paul J. Vignos, Jr.
Accession Number
2011.48
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Framed: 53 x 58 x 5.8 cm (20 7/8 x 22 13/16 x 2 5/16 in.); Unframed: 36.8 x 44.1 cm (14 1/2 x 17 3/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr.