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Herengracht, Amsterdam

Herengracht, Amsterdam

c. 1661
(Dutch, 1635–1684)
Framed: 87 x 101 x 9.2 cm (34 1/4 x 39 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.); Unframed: 67.2 x 81.6 cm (26 7/16 x 32 1/8 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

This painting is the first depiction of Amsterdam in which a canal is given prominence. Flanked by picturesque, tree-lined avenues and exquisite mansions, the Herengracht (Gentleman's Canal) was one of Amsterdam's most important waterways. The precision with which Jan Wijnants portrayed the topography of the city enables the viewer to witness the development of this location. To the left of the canal, Wijnants depicted a lumber yard, on which, in 1662, the architect Philip Vingoboons built four houses for the merchant Jacob Cromhout. Furthermore, soon after Wijanants completed this painting the canal was expanded.
  • 1964-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
    Probably 1964
    (Frederick Mont, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1963-1964?
    (C. Duits, London)1
    1963
    (Sale, Sotheby’s, London, July 3, 1963, no. 17, sold to C. Duits)1
    Until 1963
    Violet Sassoon, Heathfield Park, Sussex, consigned to Sotheby’s
    1938
    (Sale, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, March 31, 1938, no. 45)1
  • Sotheby's (Firm). Highly Important Old Master Paintings. July 3, 1963.
    Mary Suzor, email to Victoria Sears Goldman, March 25, 2014, in CMA curatorial file.
    Sotheby's (Firm). Highly Important Old Master Paintings. July 3, 1963.
    Sotheby's (Firm). Highly Important Old Master Paintings. July 3, 1963.
    Galerie Charpentier, and Henri Baudoin. Tableaux anciens, gouache, dessin; objets d'art et d'ameublement...March 31, 1938.
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 126 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 126 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 161 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982. Mentioned: p. 288; Reproduced: p. 289
  • Pride of Place: Dutch Cityscapes of the Golden Age. Mauritshuis, Den Hague, Netherlands (October 11, 2008-January 11, 2009); National Gallery of Art, Landover, MD (February 8-May 3, 2009).
    Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands (10/11/2008 - 01/11/2009) and National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C. (02/01/2009 - 05/03/2009) "Pride of Place: Dutch Cityscapes of the Golden Age" (ex. cat. no. 52, pp. 208-209, 244-245)
    Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
    Cleveland Museum of Art (02/17/1982 - 03/21/1982) "Visions of Landscape"
    Opkomst en bloei van het Noordnederlandse stadsgezicht in de 17de eeuw (The Dutch Cityscape in the Seventeenth Century and its Sources). Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (organizer) (June 16-August 28, 1977); Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario M5T 1G4, Canada (September 27-November 13, 1977).
    Amsterdam Historisch Museum and Art Gallery of Ontario (1977) "The Dutch Cityscape in the 17th century and its Sources" (cat. no. 136, pp. 244)
    Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 10-September 2, 1973).
    Cleveland Museum of Art (07/10/1973 - 09/02/1973) "Dutch Art and Life in the 17th Century"
    Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).
    Cleveland Museum of Art (12/18/1964 - 01/08/1964) "Year in Review" (cat. no. 100)
  • {{cite web|title=Herengracht, Amsterdam|url=false|author=Jan Wijnants|year=c. 1661|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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