Velde, Esaias van de
Esaias van de Velde, attributed... Lot 14
result :
Not available
Estimate :
Subscribers only
Velde, Esaias van de
Esaias van de Velde, attributed to
1587 Amsterdam - 1630 The Hague
Merry Company in the Open Air
Oil on panel. 13 x 16.5 cm.
Monogrammed and dated lower left: E.V.V. 1621.
Provenance
With Gallery F. Pallamar, Vienna (1975);
With Alan Jacobs Gallery, London (1976).
Exhibitions
Holländische Malerei aus Berliner Privatbesitz, Berlin, Gemäldegalerie, 1984, no. 75.
Literature
Jan Kelch: Holländische Malerei aus Berliner Privatbesitz, exhib. cat., Berlin 1984, pp. 152-3, no. 75, reproduced;
George S. Keyes: Esaias van den Velde 1587-1630, Doornspijk 1984, p. 187, no. attr. 10;
Uta Bendix, in: Ekkehard Mai (ed.): Das Kabinett des Sammlers, Cologne 1993, pp. 259-61, no. 102, reproduced.
Esaias van de Velde was one of the most innovative artists of the Dutch Golden Age. In the first quarter of the 17th century, he paved the way for the realistic conception of landscape in Dutch painting and created influential prototypes for dune and river landscapes which inspired many Dutch artists, including his most famous pupil, Jan van Goyen.
Van de Velde also set the stage for important developments in the field of genre painting, such as the introduction of the so-called vrolijke gezelschap, for which he was of decisive importance alongside Willem Buytewech. The first of these Merry Company pictures were painted in Haarlem in around 1615. They depicted figures in contemporary dress enjoying themselves with food and drink, music and dance, or playing cards. The importance of the erotic undertones in these paintings, revealed in the depiction of couples and their more or less successful courtship scenes, can hardly be overestimated. Such depictions were therefore usually
We use cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience, perform site traffic analysis, and deliver content and advertisements most relevant to your interests.
Cookie management:
By allowing these cookies, you agree to the deposit, reading and use of tracking technologies necessary for their proper functioning. Read more about our privacy policy.