Gerrit Toorenburgh artwork • painting • for sale A village scene with activities along a canal
Gerrit Toorenburgh
Amsterdam 1732-1785 Nijkerk
A village scene with activities along a canal
oil on panel 42.6 x 44.6 cm, signed l.l. with initials and dated 1769
This painting is for sale.
Price: € 5,200
Provenance: veiling Christie's Amsterdam, 6 mei 2008, lotnr. 166 (toegeschreven aan Paulus Constantijn la Fargue); part. bezit.
Gerrit Toorenburgh, born in Amsterdam, was trained by the city painter Jan ten Compe (1713-1761). Toorenburgh also specialized in cityscapes. In 1764 he became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke in Haarlem. Meticulously and topographically correct, he painted architecture and everyday life in villages and towns. The cityscapes often feature an excellent, typically Dutch cloud cover.
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