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LOT 31

Lot 31

Attributed to Emanuel de Witte (BORN CIRCA 1617–1692)

Attributed to Emanuel de Witte (BORN CIRCA 1617–1692)
Lot 31 Details
Attributed to Emanuel de Witte (BORN CIRCA 1617–1692), Dutch

INTERIOR OF CATHEDRAL WITH FIGURES (POSSIBLY THE INTERIOR OF THE GREAT CHURCH (GROTE OR ST. BAVO KERK) IN HAARLEM, NETHERLANDS)

Oil on canvas
17 x 14 in — 43.2 x 35.6 cm

Estimate $3,000-$4,000

Realised: $2,880
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Attributed to Emanuel de Witte (BORN CIRCA 1617–1692)
  • Attributed to Emanuel de Witte (BORN CIRCA 1617–1692)
  • Attributed to Emanuel de Witte (BORN CIRCA 1617–1692)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Ontario purchased from the Kaspar Gallery, Toronto in 1976 as “Emanuel de Witte (1617-1692)", titled "Interior of Cathedral with Figures” accompanied by the gallery Certificate as an original work by de Witte, dated June 25th, 1976

Literature:

Ilse Manke, "Emanuel de Witte 1617-1692", Menno Hertzberger & Co., Amsterdam, 1963

Note:

The 17th Century Dutch Golden Age (Gouden Eeuw) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, in which Dutch trade, science, military, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world.

The painting is not signed. This work is similar to the Cathedral interior "St. Bavo in Harlem, 1636" painted by Pieter Saenredam illustrated in Manke, fig. 6. It is also possible that this work was executed by the Dutch artist, Hendrick van Streeck (1659–1719), discussed in Manke. Hendrick was the son of the painter Juriaen van Streeck. Hendrik became a student of Emanuel de Witte. He lived most of his life in Kerkstraat with Emanuel de Witte. Historians have written, that Hendrick learned to paint church interiors so well that his art was hard to tell apart from de Witte's.

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