Lot 33
Attributed Jan van Gool (1685-1763)
Lot 33 Details
Attributed Jan van Gool (1685-1763), Dutch
COWS AND GOATS RESTING BY A TREE AND RAIL FENCE, CA. 1720-1729.
Oil on panel; signed very indistinctly "J. Gool" bottom centre right
10.5 ins x 13.5 ins; 26.7 cms x 34.3 cms
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
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Provenance:
Sold Christie's, Amsterdam: Tuesday, September 2, 2003, Lot 94;
Estate Collection, Montreal, PQ;
By descent in the family, Montreal, PQ
Note:
Jan van Gool was a pupil of Simon van der Does (1653/54-1718). He was influenced by the work of the well-known painter Paulus Potter (1625-1654). Born in the Hague, van Gool was active in the Academy and artists’ organization known as "Pictura."