The Quay de Paris in Rouen

The Quay de Paris in Rouen

SK-A-4934

signature and date: ‘JBosboom 39’

During the Romantic era, the picturesque French city of Rouen in Normandy was a popular destination for artists. They were fond of medieval architecture and considered the great cathedrals to be an expression of pure Christian faith. The houses along the quay in this painting are situated closely together, dwarfed by the cathedral towers rising up behind them.

Cat. tent. De beeldende kunsten I, 's -Gravenhage (1839-1840)

painter: Johannes Bosboom

1839

olieverf op doek

height 88 cm x width 105 cm

Purchased with the support of the Rijksmuseum-Stichting

purchase 1997-10-27

Public domain

…; sale, Wijdeveldt, Amsterdam (C.F. Roos), 18 November 1902, no. 19;{Note RMA.}…; the dealer E.J. van Wisselingh, Amsterdam;{Note RMA.}…; private collection, London;{Note RMA.}…; the dealer P.A. Scheen, The Hague;{Note RMA.}…; private collection;{Note RMA.}…; anonymous sale, Amsterdam (Sotheby´s), 27 October 1997, no. 285, fl. 258,500, to the museum, with support from the Rijksmuseum Stichting

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.

Cat. tent. De beeldende kunsten I, 's -Gravenhage (1839-1840)

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