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Philips WouwermanPferdestall mit Reisenden
Description
Philips Wouwerman
A horse stable with travellers
Oil on panel. 29.5 x 38 cm.
Monogrammed lower right: PW (conjoined).
Provenance
The Barons van der Houven;
1710 acquired in Antwerp with another painting by Wouwerman by Raschke on behalf of August II, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, Dresden;
Thence by descent at Dresden in the Saxon Royal collection (inv. no. A 506);
Given to the House of Wettin in 1924;
Anonymous sale, Fischer, Lucerne, 17-18 June 1977, lot 396;
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 10 April 1986, lot 139;
Anonymous sale, Christie’s, London, 24 May 1991, lot 10;
Anonymous sale, Christie’s, London, 15 April 1992, lot 121;
With Johnny van Haeften, London.
Literature
Cornelis Hofstede de Groot: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, vol. II, London 1909, p. 397, no. 485;
Karl Woermann: Katalog der Königliche Gemäldegalerie zu Dresden, Dresden 1905, no. 1460;
Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, vol. 36, Leipzig 1947, p. 266;
Birgit Schumacher: Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668). The Horse Painter of the Golden Age, Doornspijk 2006, vol. 1, p. 204, no. A91, reproduced vol. 2, plate 87.
Philips Wouwerman was one of the most diverse and productive artists of the Golden Age of Dutch Art. His paintings were already in great demand throughout Europe during his lifetime, but became especially popular in the 18th century. The extensive collections of Wouwerman paintings in the former princely art collections, for example in the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg or the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, still bear witness to this today.
Hinrich Bischoff also had a special preference for this painter. He probably acquired more works by Wouwerman throughout his time as a collector than by any other artist. Several of those paintings have been sold through Lempertz in recent years. The three works offered in this sale were created in the 1660s, the last decade of the painter's life.
Philips Wouwerman was born in Haarlem and, except for a short stay in Hamburg, he probably never left his home town. He became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Haarlem in 1640, and died here in 1668. He married Anna Pietersz. van Broeckhoff at an early age, and she survived him by only two years. Wouwerman left behind a considerable legacy, mainly owing to the great success of his paintings.
Wouwerman's works have always been sought after for their exquisite quality. Apart from the astoundingly high level of their craftsmanship and technique, they manage to touch and inspire us above all through the deep humanity of the atmospheric scenes depicted, in which humans and their multifaceted relationship to animals is captured as realistically as it is poetically. Although the horse is always omnipresent in his oeuvre, to call Wouwerman a pure horse painter does not do justice to his works.
It is nonetheless worthwhile to take a closer look at the depictions of horses in Wouwerman's works. They depict the most popular and common breeds in the Netherlands in the 17th century, for example the Lipizzan horse with its Andalusian and Neapolitan pedigree. It is
Full description on lot-tissimo.com
Philips Wouwerman
Pferdestall mit Reisenden
Öl auf Holz. 29,5 x 38 cm.
Monogrammiert unten rechts: PW (ligiert).
Provenienz
Slg der Barone van der Houven. – 1710 von Raschke mit einem weiteren Gemälde von Wouwerman in Antwerpen erworben für August II., Kurfürst von Sachsen und König von Polen, Dresden. – Seitdem in der Königlich-Sächsischen Sammlung, Dresden (Inv.-Nr. A 506). – Dem Haus Wettin im Jahre 1924 übergeben. – Auktion Fischer, Luzern, 17.-18.6.1977, Lot 396. – Auktion Sotheby’s, London, 10.4.1986, Lot 139. – Auktion Christie’s, London, 24.5.1991, Lot 10. – Auktion Christie’s, London, 15.4.1992, Lot 121. –Johnny van Haeften, London.
Literatur
Cornelis Hofstede de Groot: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, Bd. II, London 1909, S. 397, Nr. 485. – Karl Woermann: Katalog der Königliche Gemäldegalerie zu Dresden, Dresden 1905, Nr. 1460. – Ulrich Thieme und Felix Becker: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Bd. 36, Leipzig 1947, S. 266. – Birgit Schumacher: Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668). The Horse Painter of the Golden Age, 2 Bde., Doornspijk 2006, Bd. 1, S. 204, Nr. A91, Abb. Bd. 2, Tafel 87.
Philips Wouwerman gehört zu den vielfältigsten und produktivsten Malern des Goldenen Zeitalters der Niederländischen Kunst. Seine Bilder waren bereits zu seinen Lebzeiten, vor allem aber im 18. Jahrhundert, in ganz Europa sehr gefragt. Davon zeugen noch heute umfangreiche Sammlungen von Wouwerman-Gemälden in den ehemals fürstlichen Kunstkollektionen, z. B. der Staatlichen Ermitage in St. Petersburg oder der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
Eine Vorliebe für diesen Maler hatte auch Hinrich Bischoff. Von keinem anderen Künstler hat er im Laufe seines Sammlerlebens wohl mehr Bilder erworben als von Philips Wouwerman. Mehrere davon sind in den letzten Jahren über Lempertz verkauft worden. Die drei hier angebotenen Gemälde entstanden in den 1660er Jahren, also im letzten Lebensjahrzent des Malers.
Philips Wouwerman wurde in Haarlem geboren und hat, bis auf einen kurzen Aufenthalt in Hamburg, seine Heimatstadt wohl nie verlassen.1640 wurde er Mitglied der dortigen St. Lukas-Gilde, 1668 starb er hier. Früh heiratete er Anna Pietersz. van Broeckhoff, die ihn nur um zwei Jahre überlebte. Wouwerman hinterließ ein beträchtliches Erbe, das vor allem dem Erfolg seiner großartigen Bilder zu verdanken war.
Begehrt waren die Werke von Philips Wouwerman schon immer wegen ihrer exquisiten Malerei. Abgesehen von der erstaunlichen handwerklich-technischen Qualität berührt und begeistert aber vor allem die tiefe Humanität seiner stimmungsvollen Bildszenen, in denen der Mensch und sein vielfältiges Verhältnis zum Tier, ebenso naturgetreu wie poetisch, erfasst wird. Omnipräsent ist darin zwar immer das Pferd, Wouwerman aber darum als reinen „Pferdemaler“ zu bezeichnen, wird seinem Werk nicht gerecht.
Ein genauerer Blick auf die Pferdedarstellungen in Wouwermans Gemälden ist dennoch lohnend. Wir sehen dort die beliebtesten und gängigsten Züchtungen der Niederlande im 17. Jahrhundert. Da ist z. B. der Lipizzaner mit seiner Andalusischen und Neapolitanischen Abstammung. Es ist ein eher kleines Tier, das bis etwa 1660 von Soldaten und als Dressurpferd bevorzugt wurde. Häufig dargestellt ist auch die böhmisch-österreichische Zucht der Kladruber Pferde und die friesisch-zeeländische Rasse der niederländischen Zug- und Arbeitspferde. Ab Mitte der 50er Jahre verdrängte das elegante spanische Pferd mit seiner hohen Statur, dem schmalen Kopf und den langen Mähnen als Dressur- und Reitpferd zunehmend die bis dahin bevorzugte Kladrub Rasse. Nach 1660 taucht es entsprechend immer häufiger in Wouwermans eleganten Kompositionen auf. Der Maler hat also die Präferenzen der Pferdeliebhaber seiner Zeit aufmerksam verfolgt. Während des gesamten 17. Jahrhunderts und in ganz Europa war das Weiß des Schimmels durchgehend und mit Abstand die bevorzugte Farbe. Entsprechend gibt es nur wenige Bilder von Philips Wouwerman, in denen das weiße Pferd fehlt.
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Philips Wouwerman
A horse stable with travellers
Oil on panel. 29.5 x 38 cm.
Monogrammed lower right: PW (conjoined).
Provenance
The Barons van der Houven;
1710 acquired in Antwerp with another painting by Wouwerman by Raschke on behalf of August II, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, Dresden;
Thence by descent at Dresden in the Saxon Royal collection (inv. no. A 506);
Given to the House of Wettin in 1924;
Anonymous sale, Fischer, Lucerne, 17-18 June 1977, lot 396;
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 10 April 1986, lot 139;
Anonymous sale, Christie’s, London, 24 May 1991, lot 10;
Anonymous sale, Christie’s, London, 15 April 1992, lot 121;
With Johnny van Haeften, London.
Literature
Cornelis Hofstede de Groot: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, vol. II, London 1909, p. 397, no. 485;
Karl Woermann: Katalog der Königliche Gemäldegalerie zu Dresden, Dresden 1905, no. 1460;
Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, vol. 36, Leipzig 1947, p. 266;
Birgit Schumacher: Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668). The Horse Painter of the Golden Age, Doornspijk 2006, vol. 1, p. 204, no. A91, reproduced vol. 2, plate 87.
Philips Wouwerman was one of the most diverse and productive artists of the Golden Age of Dutch Art. His paintings were already in great demand throughout Europe during his lifetime, but became especially popular in the 18th century. The extensive collections of Wouwerman paintings in the former princely art collections, for example in the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg or the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, still bear witness to this today.
Hinrich Bischoff also had a special preference for this painter. He probably acquired more works by Wouwerman throughout his time as a collector than by any other artist. Several of those paintings have been sold through Lempertz in recent years. The three works offered in this sale were created in the 1660s, the last decade of the painter's life.
Philips Wouwerman was born in Haarlem and, except for a short stay in Hamburg, he probably never left his home town. He became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Haarlem in 1640, and died here in 1668. He married Anna Pietersz. van Broeckhoff at an early age, and she survived him by only two years. Wouwerman left behind a considerable legacy, mainly owing to the great success of his paintings.
Wouwerman's works have always been sought after for their exquisite quality. Apart from the astoundingly high level of their craftsmanship and technique, they manage to touch and inspire us above all through the deep humanity of the atmospheric scenes depicted, in which humans and their multifaceted relationship to animals is captured as realistically as it is poetically. Although the horse is always omnipresent in his oeuvre, to call Wouwerman a pure horse painter does not do justice to his works.
It is nonetheless worthwhile to take a closer look at the depictions of horses in Wouwerman's works. They depict the most popular and common breeds in the Netherlands in the 17th century, for example the Lipizzan horse with its Andalusian and Neapolitan pedigree. It is
Full description on lot-tissimo.com
Philips Wouwerman
Pferdestall mit Reisenden
Öl auf Holz. 29,5 x 38 cm.
Monogrammiert unten rechts: PW (ligiert).
Provenienz
Slg der Barone van der Houven. – 1710 von Raschke mit einem weiteren Gemälde von Wouwerman in Antwerpen erworben für August II., Kurfürst von Sachsen und König von Polen, Dresden. – Seitdem in der Königlich-Sächsischen Sammlung, Dresden (Inv.-Nr. A 506). – Dem Haus Wettin im Jahre 1924 übergeben. – Auktion Fischer, Luzern, 17.-18.6.1977, Lot 396. – Auktion Sotheby’s, London, 10.4.1986, Lot 139. – Auktion Christie’s, London, 24.5.1991, Lot 10. – Auktion Christie’s, London, 15.4.1992, Lot 121. –Johnny van Haeften, London.
Literatur
Cornelis Hofstede de Groot: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, Bd. II, London 1909, S. 397, Nr. 485. – Karl Woermann: Katalog der Königliche Gemäldegalerie zu Dresden, Dresden 1905, Nr. 1460. – Ulrich Thieme und Felix Becker: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Bd. 36, Leipzig 1947, S. 266. – Birgit Schumacher: Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668). The Horse Painter of the Golden Age, 2 Bde., Doornspijk 2006, Bd. 1, S. 204, Nr. A91, Abb. Bd. 2, Tafel 87.
Philips Wouwerman gehört zu den vielfältigsten und produktivsten Malern des Goldenen Zeitalters der Niederländischen Kunst. Seine Bilder waren bereits zu seinen Lebzeiten, vor allem aber im 18. Jahrhundert, in ganz Europa sehr gefragt. Davon zeugen noch heute umfangreiche Sammlungen von Wouwerman-Gemälden in den ehemals fürstlichen Kunstkollektionen, z. B. der Staatlichen Ermitage in St. Petersburg oder der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
Eine Vorliebe für diesen Maler hatte auch Hinrich Bischoff. Von keinem anderen Künstler hat er im Laufe seines Sammlerlebens wohl mehr Bilder erworben als von Philips Wouwerman. Mehrere davon sind in den letzten Jahren über Lempertz verkauft worden. Die drei hier angebotenen Gemälde entstanden in den 1660er Jahren, also im letzten Lebensjahrzent des Malers.
Philips Wouwerman wurde in Haarlem geboren und hat, bis auf einen kurzen Aufenthalt in Hamburg, seine Heimatstadt wohl nie verlassen.1640 wurde er Mitglied der dortigen St. Lukas-Gilde, 1668 starb er hier. Früh heiratete er Anna Pietersz. van Broeckhoff, die ihn nur um zwei Jahre überlebte. Wouwerman hinterließ ein beträchtliches Erbe, das vor allem dem Erfolg seiner großartigen Bilder zu verdanken war.
Begehrt waren die Werke von Philips Wouwerman schon immer wegen ihrer exquisiten Malerei. Abgesehen von der erstaunlichen handwerklich-technischen Qualität berührt und begeistert aber vor allem die tiefe Humanität seiner stimmungsvollen Bildszenen, in denen der Mensch und sein vielfältiges Verhältnis zum Tier, ebenso naturgetreu wie poetisch, erfasst wird. Omnipräsent ist darin zwar immer das Pferd, Wouwerman aber darum als reinen „Pferdemaler“ zu bezeichnen, wird seinem Werk nicht gerecht.
Ein genauerer Blick auf die Pferdedarstellungen in Wouwermans Gemälden ist dennoch lohnend. Wir sehen dort die beliebtesten und gängigsten Züchtungen der Niederlande im 17. Jahrhundert. Da ist z. B. der Lipizzaner mit seiner Andalusischen und Neapolitanischen Abstammung. Es ist ein eher kleines Tier, das bis etwa 1660 von Soldaten und als Dressurpferd bevorzugt wurde. Häufig dargestellt ist auch die böhmisch-österreichische Zucht der Kladruber Pferde und die friesisch-zeeländische Rasse der niederländischen Zug- und Arbeitspferde. Ab Mitte der 50er Jahre verdrängte das elegante spanische Pferd mit seiner hohen Statur, dem schmalen Kopf und den langen Mähnen als Dressur- und Reitpferd zunehmend die bis dahin bevorzugte Kladrub Rasse. Nach 1660 taucht es entsprechend immer häufiger in Wouwermans eleganten Kompositionen auf. Der Maler hat also die Präferenzen der Pferdeliebhaber seiner Zeit aufmerksam verfolgt. Während des gesamten 17. Jahrhunderts und in ganz Europa war das Weiß des Schimmels durchgehend und mit Abstand die bevorzugte Farbe. Entsprechend gibt es nur wenige Bilder von Philips Wouwerman, in denen das weiße Pferd fehlt.
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