Oene Romkes de Jongh (1812-1896) - Ice-skating on the Canals

Creator:
Oene Romkes de Jongh (1812, Makkum - 1896, Amsterdam)
Object:
Painting, oil on canvas, ice skating at the canals of Amsterdam, with the Westertoren in the background. Last picture from art dealer Simonis & Buunk Kunsthandel for reference only (same location in summer time).
Country:
The Netherlands
Design period:
c1870
Production period:
c1870
Identifying marks:
Signed, left corner below
Style:
Impressionism, Hollandse romantiek
Condition:
In very good, unrestored condition.
Material:
Oil on canvas, wooden frame
Colour:
Polychrome
Dimensions:
Canvas W 54 x H 68.0 cm | frame W 66 x H 78 cm
Biography
Oene Romkes de Jongh was born on 6 April 1812 in Makkum (Friesland). He died on 1 July 1896 in Amsterdam. He lived and worked in Amsterdam until 1884 and in Nieuwer-Amstel until 1896. Oene Romkes de Jongh mainly painted cityscapes, including those of Amsterdam and the Zuiderzee harbours. His winter cityscapes are well-known. He also painted a few landscapes, often with a farm on a canal. He was inspired by Adriaan Evertsen and Cornelis Springer and frequently participated in exhibitions in, among others, Amsterdam (1862, 1868, 1871, 1876 and 1877) and Groningen (1874 and 1877).
Dutch: #Nederlands: olieverf op doek, stadsgezicht, Amsterdam, winter, antiek, schaatsers, Westertoren.
Schaatser op de Amsterdamse grachten met de Wetsertoren in de achtergrond.
Attention: the last image is not part of this lot. It's for reference only and shows a similar painting made by Oene Romkes de Jongh in summertime. This painting was for sale at the Dutch Gallery Simonis & Buunk Kunsthandel.


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