Cornelis Springer, The Zuiderspui with the Drommedaris, Enkhuizen

From an Important Private Collection
Cornelis Springer
Dutch
1817 - 1891
The Zuiderspui with the Drommedaris, Enkhuizen

signed and dated C. Springer 1866 lower right; signed with monogram and dated 66 on the sledge; with the artist's seal and authenticated by the artist on a label on the reverse De ondergeteekende verklaart dat dit schilderij voorstellende Gezischt op het Spuij en Oosterpoort te Enkhuijzen Prov: Noord Holland door hem is vervaardigd. Amsterdam, 6 Junij 1866, C. Springer
oil on panel
Unframed: 49 by 65cm., 19¼ by 25½in.
Framed: 81 by 97cm., 32 by 38¼in.

Condition Report:
The panel is flat and even. Ultra-violet light reveals a few minor spots of retouching towards the right of the upper framing edge, and no other notable signs. This painting is in very good, virtually original condition and ready to hang. According to a label on the reverse, the frame was made by Thomas Agnew & Sons, Manchester.

Provenance:
C.J. Nieuwenhuijs, London (acquired from the artist on 18 June 1866)
Kunsthandel M. Wolff, Amsterdam
Sale: Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 19 May 1965, lot 497
Private collection, The Netherlands
Sale: Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 23 April 2001, lot 229
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner