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Castle on a River

Castle on a River

1644
(Dutch, 1602–1670)
Netherlands
oil on wood
Framed: 57 x 79 x 5.5 cm (22 7/16 x 31 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 39.3 x 60.5 cm (15 1/2 x 23 13/16 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1973.2
Location: not on view

Description

Salomon van Ruysdael, the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael, here represents a free interpretation of the Castle Loevenstein. In addition to its picturesque qualities, the castle had great political and cultural importance as the official state prison and a key fort in the southern Netherlands. Painted just before the Dutch won independence from Spain in 1648, the painting likely expressed nationalist pride for its owner.
  • Paul Oppenheimer, Littleborough, Lancashire;
    M. B. Asscher, London, 1946;
    J. Singer, London, 1948;
    [Leonard Koetser, London, 1962 to 1967];
    [E. Speelman, London];
    (sale: Sotheby’s, London, March 24, 1971, no. 104);
    [Bruno Meissner, Zurich];
    [Schaeffer Galleries, New York, 1972], sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973.
  • Stechow, Wolfgang. “A River Landscape by Salomon van Ruysdael.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 60, no. 7 (September 1973): 222–230. Reproduced: p. 222; Mentioned: p. 223-230 www.jstor.org
    “The Year in Review for 1973.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 61, no. 2 (February 1974): 31–78. Mentioned: p. 74; Reproduced: p. 42 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 157 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982. Mentioned: p. 269-270; Reproduced: p. 270
  • CMA February 1974: "Year in Review," cat., Bull., LXI (February 1974), cat.no. 43, repr.p. 42.
    Year in Review: 1973. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974).
    Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 10-September 2, 1973).
    CMA 1973: "Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century," no catalogue.
    London, Leonard Koester Gallery, 1967: "Spring Exhibition of Fine Flemish, Dutch, and Italian Old Masters," cat. no. 15.
    London, Leonard Koester Gallery, 1962: "Spring Exhibition of Fine Flemish, Dutch, and Italian Old Masters," cat. no. 2, color illus.
  • {{cite web|title=Castle on a River|url=false|author=Salomon van Ruysdael|year=1644|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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