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Winter Landscape With Figures On A Frozen Canal Outside Walls Of A Dutch Town, Signed And Dated 1660; Thomas Heeremans (1640-1697), Oil On Panel
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The painting depicts a lively scene from a frozen river outside the town walls, where a large crowd have gathered to skate and mingle. North-Western Europe went through a small ice age from circa 1550 until the middle of the 19th century, where two thirds of the winters in Holland between 1600 and 1700 were particularly cold with long periods of frost and snow. Fifty five percent of Holland is under sea level and as such reclaiming land was/is a constant battle. There are numerous rivers and canals and when they froze they were a popular place for all social levels to ice skate, ride a sledge, or play kolf (the popular forerunner of ice hockey). Water was supplied by a makeshift well cut into the ice, as seen in our painting, merchants would set up shops, people could eat and drink in a typically Dutch “koek-en-zopie” tent where “zopie” was served, a popular drink made of “bock”, a strong German lager mixed with rum.
The gathering, as seen in the painting, was a common type in t...he Low Countries during the seventeenth century and as such many artists were inspired to capture the rich range of images provided by them. The scene depicted is relatively restrained compared with some, if you consider Pieter Bruegel I''s paintings of this type. Many individuals depicted stand out for their elegance. As usual, however, the more elegant and wealthy figures are shown mingling with the less wealthy, suggesting that these events, temporarily, brought even the most divided of societies together and helped to ease the everyday social tensions between the different social strata.
Signed with monogram and dated ''THM 1660'' and inscribed on a presentation plaque on the frame.
Thomas Heeremans specialised in summer and winter landscapes with numerous figures enjoying themselves. He also painted a few beach scenes set into the dunes.
He was born in Haarlem, the son of Hereman Thomasz. and Gooltje Maertensdr. On 4 December 1663 he married Trijntje Claesdr. who was from Leiden and the couple had five children between 1664 and 1673. After Trijntje’s death (buried 26 Sept 1680) he married Sibilla Juriaensdr., who was from the county of Marck in Germany, with whom he had a son, Gijsbert.
Tomas was a pupil of the classicising history and portrait painter Cesar Boetius van Everdingen, who was active in Haarlem between 1648 and 1658. Van Everdingen seems to have had very little impact on Heeremans, who became strongly influenced by the work of the slightly earlier Haarlem painter Klaes Molenaer (Haarlem before 1630 – 1676 Haarlem). He became a member of the Painter''s Guild of Saint Luke in his native Haarlem, which is where he seemed to have been active his entire career.
His work is held in many renowned museums including the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, State Museums in Berlin, Old Masters Picture Gallery Dresden.
A work by the artist “A frozen canal beside the walls of a city, with figures skating and in horse-drawn sleighs” (framed: 120.1 x 144 cm.; 47¼ x 56? in.), sold at Sotheby’s London, 9 Dec 2021 for £25,200.
A work by the artist “A winter landscape with skaters on a frozen lake near a city wall” (unframed: 23 1/4 x 32 5/8 in. (59 x 82.7 cm.) sold at Christies London, 9 July 2021 for £21,250.
A work by the artist “A village on the banks of a river with numerous people drinking outside an inn”, sold at Sotheby’s London, 9 Dec 2010 for £22,500.
Provenance:
With Brian Koetser, London, 1972;
With David M. Koetser Gallery, Zurich (according to a label on the reverse);
Private Collection, UK
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA988137
Dateline of this antique is 17th Century
Height is 66.5cm (26.2inches)Width is 84cm (33.1inches)Depth is 5cm (2.0inches)
Antique SA988137 shown on this page was made in the 17th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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ANTIQUE SA988137
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Tel: 07875 412 111
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