Calraet, Abraham van Dordrecht 1642 - 1722 33... Lot 3696

Calraet, Abraham van Dordrecht 1642 - 1722 33 x 48,5 cm Cattle and sheep with Dordrecht in the distance. Oil/panel, monogrammed lower right, verso old seals and labels. Vicomte Bernard du Bus de Gisignies (1808-1874), Brussels (Thoré 1858): Le Roy, Brussels 9-5-1882 (18). Sedelmeyer, Paris (before 1894). Maurice Kann, Paris; sold in Nov. 1909 to F. Kleinberger, Paris and New York [inv. 8391]; sold in Dec. 1921 to Geldern, Basel. Bavarian private collection. Lit.: Alan Chong, “Aelbert Cuyp and the meanings of landscape” (Dissertation: New York University, 1992), pp. 519-20, under Calraet no. 40 [as Calraet]. We are grateful to Dr. Alan Chong for advice.