Jan van Goyen (Dutch, 1596–1656)
Fishing Boats off an Estuary
INV-1637
Jan van Goyen (Dutch, 1596–1656)1633
Fishing Boats off an Estuary
Jan van Goyen (Dutch, 1596–1656) →17th Centuryoil on panelpaint
Date
1633
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
36 × 57.8 cm (14 1/8 × 22 3/4 in.); Framed: 57.2 × 78.1 × 5.1 cm (22 1/2 × 30 3/4 × 2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
With its low horizon line, monochrome palette, and efficient paint handling, this panel is characteristic of early river landscapes by Jan van Goyen. In a society that provided a broad market for art, Van Goyen executed both small- and large-scale paintings of waterways, with varying levels of detail, to appeal to buyers at the lower and higher ends of the market. Such views of Dutch canals, moody skies, and seafaring activities appealed to collectors in the young republic, which prided itself on its maritime prowess.
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