Landscape with an old oak

Adriaen van Ostade (mentioned on object), c. 1639 - c. 1641

Adriaen van Ostade from Haarlem painted not only a great many genre scenes with farming folk, but also several landscapes. This painting, with its dramatic contrast between light and shadow, betrays the influence of Rembrandt.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-4093
Dimensionsouter size: depth 4.5 cm (support incl. frame), support: height 34.1 cm x width 48.3 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on panel

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Identification

Title(s)
- Landscape with an old oak
- Landscape with an old Oak
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4093
Description
Landschap met oude eik. Duinachtig landschap met links de oude boom. Links zit een man langs de weg, rechts op de achtergrond gaat een herder met schapen over een weg met een stenen brug.
Inscriptions / marks
signature, bottom centre: ‘A. ostade’
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Creation

Creation
painter: Adriaen van Ostade (mentioned on object)
Dating
c. 1639 - c. 1641
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on panel
Material
Dimensions
- outer size: depth 4.5 cm (support incl. frame)
- support: height 34.1 cm x width 48.3 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Acquisition
purchase 1963
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Eduard August Veltman (1878-1964), Bloemendaal, 1936, 1938;{_Tentoonstelling van oude kunst in het Frans Halsmuseum van 4 tot en met 26 april 1936_, exh. cat. Haarlem 1936, p. 19, no. 27; _Meesterwerken uit vier eeuwen, 1400-1800: Tentoonstelling van schilderijen en teekeningen uit particuliere verzamelingen in Nederland bijeengebracht gedurende de veertigjarige regeering van H.M. Koningin Wilhemina_, exh. cat. Rotterdam (Museum Boymans) 1938, p. 29, no. 117.}…; purchased from the dealer D.A. Hoogendijk, Amsterdam, by Johannes Carl Hendrik Heldring (1887-1962), Oosterbeek, near Arnhem, in or before 1953;{A.J. de Lorm, _17e eeuwse meesters uit Gelders bezit_, exh. cat. Arnhem (Gemeentemuseum) 1953, p. 18, no. 48.} his sale, London (Sotheby’s), 27 March 1963, no. 10, to the museum, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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