Anthonie Verstraelen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Anthonie Verstraelen Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 24, 2024
Anthonie Verstraelen
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
(Gorinchem 1594–1641 Amsterdam) Skaters on the ice, monogrammed lower right: AVS (ligated), oil on panel, 13.2 x 21.7 cm, framed Provenance: sale, Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 4 December 1928, lot 96; with Galerie Hans Bammann, Düsseldorf, 1929; Private collection, Germany Exhibited: Aachen, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Chambre Privée. Meisterwerke aus dem Wohnzimmer eines Sammlers, 8 November 2018 – 3 February 2019, cat. no. 27 Literature: P. van den Brink, Winterlandschaft mit Eisvergnügen, in: S. Ayooghi (ed), Chambre Privée. Meisterwerke aus dem Wohnzimmer eines Sammlers, exhibition catalogue, Petersberg 2018, pp. 111–113, no. 27 The works of Anthonie Verstraelen have frequently been misattributed to Hendrick Avercamp, the renowned painter and developer of the winter scene genre. Lot number 28 in this auction offers a painting by Avercamp and an assistant. Apart from some archival records, little is known about Verstraelen. Considering the artist’s body of work he undoubtedly was inspired by the paintings of Avercamp and shared a preference for picturesque details and carefully crafted figures. As noted by Peter van den Brink (see literature), the present painting has been acknowledged as an authentic work by the artist as early as 1928, when the Düsseldorf art dealer Hans Bammann (1901–1945) acquired it at auction (see provenance). In this relatively small work, Verstraelen depicted a winter landscape with a low horizon and a perspective enhanced by the diagonal line of the ice skaters. Similar works by the artist are conserved in the Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum in Hanover (inv. no. PAM 756), and in the Fondation Custodia, Collection Frits Lugt in Paris (inv. no. 2629), of which the latter is monogrammed and dated 1634. Verstraelen’s later works stand out from his earlier compositions due to their less precise brushwork, smaller size, and monochromatic colour palette. These characteristics are present in the work offered here and it is for this reason that Van den Brink dates the work to 1635–40. These observations suggest that the artist shifted towards working for the free art market and less under commission in the latter part of his career. This theory suggested by Van den Brink aligns with the deaths of contemporaries Hendrick Avercamp, Esaias van de Velde, and Arent Arentsz. called Cabel, who were all active in the same genre.
Dorotheum
Oct. 18, 2023
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN (GORINCHEM 1594-1641 AMSTERDAM) Figures skating and ri
Est: $150,000 - $200,000
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN (GORINCHEM 1594-1641 AMSTERDAM) Figures skating and riding in carriages, on a frozen lake with a tent and a... oil on panel 7 ¾ x 14 ¾ in. (19.7 x 37.5 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 31, 2023
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN
Est: CHF80,000 - CHF130,000
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN (Gorkum circa 1593–1641 Amsterdam) Winter landscape with figures enjoying the ice. 1632. Oil on panel. Monogrammed and dated lower right: AVS 1632. 32.7 × 46.8 cm. Provenance: - Probably collection of Joachim Durandeau (1835–1915), Dijon, 1913. - Sale Drouot, Paris, 22.2.1913, Lot 11 (as Hendrick Avercamp). - Collection of Adrien Dollfus (1858–1921), Paris, until 1921. - Collection of Jean Dollfus (1891–1983), Paris, Lyons-la-Forêt, until 1978. - Given as a gift, private collection, Germany, 1978. - European private collection. --------------- ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN (Gorkum um 1593–1641 Amsterdam) Winterlandschaft mit Eisvergnügen. 1632. Öl auf Holz. Unten rechts monogrammiert und datiert: AVS 1632. 32,7 × 46,8 cm. Provenienz: - wohl Sammlung Joachim Durandeau (1835–1915), Dijon, 1913. - Auktion Drouot, Paris, 22.2.1913, Los 11 (als Hendrick Avercamp). - Sammlung Adrien Dollfus (1858–1921), Paris, bis 1921. - Sammlung Jean Dollfus (1891–1983), Paris, Lyons-la-Forêt, bis 1978. - Durch Schenkung, Privatsammlung Deutschland, 1978. - Europäische Privatsammlung. Diese stimmungsvolle Winterlandschaft von Anthonie Verstraelen wurde kürzlich in einer Privatsammlung entdeckt, wo sie über mehrere Generationen verweilte. Verstraelen, der sich als einer der ersten auf winterliche Szenerie spezialisierte, steht in der Nachfolge von Hendrick Avercamp (1585–1634) und war in Amsterdam tätig. Dieses Gemälde zeigt die für Verstraelen so charakteristischen Elemente, wie die Gestaltung des Bildausschnittes, der an beiden Seiten von Bäumen und Häusern flankiert wird. Im Vorder- und Hintergrund sind elegant gekleidete Passanten zu sehen, die sich auf dem zugefrorenen Fluss vergnügen. Winterlandschaften als eigenständiges Genre wurden von Künstlern wie Avercamp und Verstraelen perfektioniert und waren vom klimatischen Phänomen der kleinen Eiszeit geprägt, das zu Beginn des 17. Jahrhunderts die Winter mit starker, langanhaltender Kälte heimsuchte. ---------------
Koller Auctions
May. 10, 2022
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN (ANTONI VAN STRALEN) (GORKUM 1593/1594-1641 AMSTERDAM)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN (ANTONI VAN STRALEN) (GORKUM 1593/1594-1641 AMSTERDAM) PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN (ANTONI VAN STRALEN) (GORKUM 1593/1594-1641 AMSTERDAM) Winter Scene oil on panel 41 x 56.4 cm (15 3/4 x 22 1/4 in) PROVENANCE: Private family collection, England, by descent.
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 26, 2021
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN (maniera di)
Est: €500 - €800
(Gorkum, 1593/1594 - Amsterdam, 1641) Paesaggio invernale Olio su tavola, cm 19X24,5 Originario di Gorinchem, Verstraelen si trasferì ad Amsterdam nel 1628, specializzandosi in paesaggi innevati e, in modo particolare, a descrivere figure che pattinano su laghi e fiumi ghiacciati, seguendo l'influenza di Hendrick Avercamp (1585 - 1634). Da questo maestro il nostro autore riprese la modalità di scegliere punti di vista rialzati, gli spunti narrativi e una pennellata sottile e diafana, impiegando l'olio alla stregua di un acquerello, giocando su pennellate distese a velatura con cui evoca magistralmente l'atmosfera invernale e la luminosità diffusa creata dai raggi solari che attraversano la foschia.
Wannenes Art Auctions
Mar. 11, 2020
Attributed to Anthonie Verstraelen (Dutch, 1594-1641)
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
A Winter landscape with figures skating and conversing on a frozen river indistinctly signed or inscribed with initials A [?] lower left oil on panel 20 x 28cm
Cheffins
Jul. 04, 2018
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN | Ice scene
Est: £18,000 - £22,000
Pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with white, within brown ink framing lines, on buff paper; signed with initials, lower left: A v S f
Sotheby's
Jul. 03, 2013
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN
Est: £100,000 - £150,000
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION GORINCHEM 1594 - 1641 AMSTERDAM WINTER SCENE WITH SKATERS AND KOLFERS ON THE ICE signed in monogram and indistinctly dated: AVS 16(3?)3 oil on panel 41 by 71 cm.; 16 1/8 by 28 in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 01, 2011
Attributed to Anthonie Verstraelen (Gorinchem 1594-1641 Amsterdam)
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Attributed to Anthonie Verstraelen (Gorinchem 1594-1641 Amsterdam) A winterlandscape with figures skating and sleighing on a frozen river near a village with signature 'A.V. Velde' (lower centre) oil on panel, oval 36 x 48.5 cm.
Christie's
Jul. 06, 2011
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN
Est: £150,000 - £200,000
GORINCHEM 1594 - 1641 AMSTERDAM A WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES SKATING ON A FROZEN RIVER BESIDE A VILLAGE signed with monogram lower right: AVS in ligature oil on oak panel 35.1 by 53.6 cm.; 13 3/4 by 21 2/8 in.
Sotheby's
Jan. 26, 2011
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN GORINCHEM 1594 - 1641 AMSTERDAM SKATERS AND A HORSE-DRAWN SLEDGE ON A FROZEN WATERWAY oil on panel 6 1/4 by 5 1/4 in.; 15.9 by 13.4 cm.
Sotheby's
Nov. 09, 2010
Anthonie Verstraelen (Gorinchem 1594-1641 Amsterdam)
Est: €18,000 - €25,000
Anthonie Verstraelen (Gorinchem 1594-1641 Amsterdam) A winter landscape with figures skating and making merry on a frozen river oil on panel 20.5 x 30.6 cm.
Christie's
Jul. 06, 2006
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN GORINCHEM 1594 - 1641 AMSTERDAM
Est: £30,000 - £40,000
SKATERS ON A FROZEN LAKE NEAR A CASTLE measurements note 42.9 by 63 cm.; 16 7/8 by 24 3/4 in. oil on panel
Sotheby's
Jul. 04, 2006
CIRCLE OF ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
PROPERTY OF A FAMILY SETTLEMENT A WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES SKATING BEFORE A MANOR measurements note 19.5 by 29.5 cm.; 7 7/8 by 11 1/2 in. oil on panel, in an English carved and gilt wood frame PROVENANCE Probably in the present owner's family since at least the beginning of the 19th Century.
Sotheby's
May. 09, 2006
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN GORINCHEM 1594 - 1641 AMSTERDAM
Est: €50,000 - €70,000
THE PROPERTY OF A DUTCH FAMILY A WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH ELEGANT FIGURES SKATING AND A COUPLE IN A HORSE-DRAWN SLEIGH ON THE ICE measurements note 26.9 by 40.9 cm. signed in monogram lower right: AVS (in ligature) oil on panel PROVENANCE With Willem Sloot, Amsterdam (according to a label on the frame); Anonymous sale, Cologne, Lempertz, 14-16 December 1922, lot 141 (as Hendrick Avercamp). NOTE A native of the provincial town of Gorinchem, Verstraelen moved to Amsterdam before 1628 and specialised in painting winter scenes with figures skating on frozen lakes and rivers (although a single Summer landscape has recently surfaced, sold in these Rooms, 18 May 2004, lot 105). He must have been influenced by Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634), whose innovations in the depiction of winter scenes Verstraelen incorporated fully into his works. Verstraelen executed his winter landscapes very much in the tradition of Avercamp, characteristic both in its high viewpoint and the inclusion of various narrative elements, which together gives such winter scenes rather the air of tableaux vivants. Verstraelen's thin and draftsman-like brushwork is reminiscent of the Flemish followers of Pieter Brueghel the Elder (active 1551-1569), like David Vinckboons (1576-c.1632). The artist effectively evokes a wintery atmosphere through his rendering of tempered sunlight, strong enough to cast shadow next to the figures, and reflections in the ice, but filtered through a haze that dissolves the distant view. The horizontal expanse of the ice thus dominates the landscape.
Sotheby's
Apr. 26, 2006
MANNER OF ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION A WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES SKATING ON A FROZEN RIVER measurements note 42 by 56 cm.; 16 1/2 by 22 in. oil on panel PROVENANCE Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 18 July 1986, lot 283, for £3,200, as 'Follower of Antonie Verstralen'.
Sotheby's
May. 18, 2004
ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN GORINCHEM 1594 - 1641 AMSTERDAM
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
signed with monogram lower left: AVS (in ligature) oil on panel
Sotheby's
Apr. 20, 2004
MANNER OF ANTHONIE VERSTRAELEN
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
oil on panel A WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH ELEGANT FIGURES SKATING AND PLAYING KOLF ON A FROZEN RIVER
Sotheby's