Provenance:

Christie's, London, sale of May 31, 1902, Lot 60 (as Jacob Salomonsz van Ruysdael).

Private Collection, acquired from the above sale.

Christie's, London, sale of February 18, 1929, Lot 92 (as Jacob Salomonsz van Ruysdael).

Private Collection, acquired from the above sale.

Alfred Bader Fine Arts, Milwaukee.

Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990.

Framed: 46 1/2 x 42 1/4 in.

Canvas is lined. Significant surface dirt and dust. Stretcher bar marks around the image perimeter, accompanied by slightly lifting paint. A network of hairline craquelures throughout that have separated slightly to show the primer. Lines and spots of inpainting throughout the upper edges of the sky, the most prominent being two thin horizontal lines of inpainting, with a vertical line of inpainting connecting them along the upper center edge, approximately 7 inches in length; an additional horizontal line of inpainting in the upper left corner, approximately 2 1/2 inches in length. Under UV light: the aforementioned inpainting in the sky fluoresces; any additional inpainting is difficult to discern due to the thick application of varnish. Additional images available upon request

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