David Vinckboons, River, house and village afar. C. 1625

River, house and village afar, David Vinckboons, c. 1625. David Vinckboons (1576-c.1632)

This painting depicts a Dutch winter scene after snow. The frozen river winds from left to the centre bypassing a large farmhouse on the right in between two barren trees. Snow covers the tall and pointed roof. On the left bank of the river are a village and a church. People are walking or skating on ice, with two men on the left hand corner playing colf and a boy watching. Although Christie’s indicated in its auction that the painting was by Vinckboons, other professionals think that it may have been the work of Esaias Van de Velde, a student of Vinckboons. This is because the painting depicts few people and the horizon seems to be too low.

Literature

The Sharp Collection: Early Dutch Paintings with Golf Scenes. Wayne Xing. 2019

Source: Robin Bargmann