Cornelis Springer

(Dutch, 1817-1891)

A Busy Street in Weesp, 1887

oil on panel

signed C Springer and dated (lower left); also inscribed in ink with artist's seal on paper label (on the reverse)

19 3/4 x 16 in. (50 x 40.5cm)

This lot is located in Chicago.

We wish to thank the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, also known as R.K.D., for their kind assistance in authenticating and cataloguing the present lot.

Provenance:

The Artist

H. Koekkoek, Jr., acquired from the Artist, December 20, 1877

Sold: Sotheby's, Mak van Waay, December 8, 1975, Lot 712

Sold: Sotheby's, Amsterdam, October 22, 2002, Lot 137

Acquired from the above sale

Richard Green Gallery, London

Acquired directly from the above

Private Collection, Florida

Lot note:

Situated on the river Vecht, Veesp is formally part of Amsterdam in North Holland, and is a subject that Cornelis Springer also rendered in charcoal and ink. His paintings, based on preparatory sketches, were much in demand during his lifetime. He had a waiting list of clients who wished to purchase his detailed views of Dutch towns, including Monnickendam, Zwolle, and Haarlem. While other cityscape painters with whom Springer trained, including Kasparus Karsen, turned their attention to creating detailed 'capriccios' or fantasy views, Springer chose to depict his native vistas with great optical fidelity. These scenes emphasis architectural accuracy and perspective, and they are typically bathed in natural light, as in the present work. The artist was a leading member of the Dutch Romantic movement and held various positions with the esteemed Amsterdam-based 'Arti Et Amicitiae,' including Chairman.

﻿A Busy Street in Weesp, 1887

A Busy Street in Weesp, 1887