Jan van Goyen, Ice fun in front of an inn. 1650

English, Naderlands

English

Ice fun in front of an inn. 1650. Jan Josephsz van Goyen (1596 - 1656)

In front of an inn, with a smoking fireplace, a scene of winter pleasures unfolds. The figures in the front, with their back to us, lead the gaze onto the ice with people taking a walk, ice skaters, as well as colf players. Colf enjoyed great popularity in the Netherlands. Colf players belonged to the standard repertoire in Dutch winter landscapes.

Jan van Goyen aided his memory by sketching his impressions while traveling. Later in his studio he combined the elements of his snapshot-like drawings to continuously create novel and authentic fictional landscapes. He was one of the most productive painters of his time and developed a very economic work style. This Berlin work has a very thin layer of paint, which allowed fast work and a low use of material.

Britta Bode

Oil on oak panel. 35,3 x 39,4 cm

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie (865C), Preussischer Kulturbesitz. 1874 Ankauf mit der Sammlung des Bankiers Barthold Suermondt

Source: Do Smit

Nederlands

IJsvermaak voor een herberg, 1650, door Jan van Goyen

Figures on the ice before an inn, 1650, by Jan van Goyen

Olieverf op paneel/Oil on panel. Staande rechthoek 34 x 39 cm. Gemonogrammeerd en gedateerd (niet bekend waar): VG 1650 (Volgens notitie opzetkarton op twee plaatsen gemonogrammeerd en gedateerd; niet zichtbaar op foto's)

Herkomst/Provenance

• Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Berlin , inv./cat.nr 65C (cat. 1935)

• Gemäldegalerie (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin), Berlin, inv./cat.nr 865C Literatuur/Documention

• Hofstede de Groot 1907-1925 , dl. 8, nr. 1154 Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie (865C), Preussischer Kulturbesitz. 1874 Ankauf mit der Sammlung des Bankiers Barthold Suermondt

Bron: Do Smit