Joris Abrahamsz Van Der Haagen

Joris van der Haagen (Arnhem/Dordrecht c. 1615-1669 The Hague) An extensive Italianate river landscape with horsemen on a path signed with monogram 'JH' (lower left) oil on canvas, unframed 66 x 80.5 cm. The staffage may have been executed by by Johannes Lingelbach (Frankfurt am main 1622-1674 Amsterdam).

Joris van der Haagen (Dordrecht circa 1615-1669 The Hague) A panoramic view in the region of the Betuwe, the town of Elst in the middle-ground and the town of Nijmegen on the horizon to the right black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash, on two joined sheets of blue paper, unframed 8 7/8 x 28½ in. (22.5 x 72.5 cm.) A. Vorenkamp, Leeuwarden, by 1925. M.J.W. van der Haagen, The Hague; and thence by descent; Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 26 November 1984, lot 77. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 15 November 1995, lot 31. J.K. van der Haagen, De Schilders van der Haagen en hun werk, Voorburg, 1932, p. 75, no. 75T.

LOT 605 JORIS VAN DER HAAGEN DORDRECHT CIRCA 1615 - 1669 THE HAGUE A PANORAMIC VIEW IN THE BETUWE, LOOKING TOWARDS NIJMEGEN Black chalk and gray wash, on two joined sheets of (faded) bluepaper 9,000—12,000 USD measurements note 222 by 727 mm; 8 3/4 by 28 5/8 in A. Vorenkamp, Leeuwarden, by 1925;M.J.W. van der Haagen, The Hague;by descent until sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 26 November 1984, lot77;sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 15 November 1995, lot 31 J.K. van der Haagen, De Schilders van der Haagen en hun werk,Voorburg 1932, p. 75, no. 75T Although these two sheets do not join exactly, and mayoriginally have been linked by another narrow strip of paper, therelative positions of the landmarks in this grand view support Vander Haagen's proposal that the two sheets together form a singlepanorama. In the distance to the left is the town of Elst, in themiddleground, just left of center, nestles the castle of Doorwerth,while on the horizon towards the right we see the silhouette ofNijmegen. Joris van der Haagen was one of a number of seventeenth-centuryDutch landscape artists who were attracted by the expansive vistasof the lower Rhine region, near the modern Dutch-German border.Perhaps the most notable of the various drawings that he made inthe area is the large view of the Elterberg, in theRijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam.1 1. Inv 1912:13. See M. Schapelhouman and P. Schatborn, Land& Water, Dutch Drawings from the 17th Century in theRijksmuseum Print Room, Amsterdam 1987, no. 73, reproduced.

LOT 36 JORIS VAN DER HAAGEN DORDRECHT CIRCA 1615 - 1669 THE HAGUE A MARSHLAND CLEARING WITH PEASANTS AND CATTLE, RISING HILLS BEYOND 100,000—150,000 USD measurements note 44 1/4 by 60 1/4 in.; 112.4 by 153 cm. possible traces of signature on the tree trunk lower left oil on canvas PROVENANCE Probably, sale, Amsterdam, August 2, 1828, lot 46 ('A landscape with high trees and water, as by Jorin van der Haagen, fishermen and cattle by Adriaan van de Velde'), for Dfl. 81 to Hartsen; Probably King Willem II of The Netherlands; His sale, The Hague, August 12, 1850, lot 104 ('A Woody Landscape. Some figures in the foreground and on the other side of the brook cows and sheep', canvas, 112 x 147 cm, as by Joris van der Haagen), for Dfl. 195 to Hoare; By whom sold, London, London, July 5, 1851, lot 229. LITERATURE AND REFERENCES Probably J.K. van der Haagen, De schilders van der Haagen en hun werk, met catalogus van de schilderijen en tekeningen van Joris van der Haagen, Voorburg 1932, p. 113, nr. 235 or p. 114, nr. 240; Probably E. Hinterding and F. Horsch, "A small but choice collection": the art gallery of King Willem II of the Netherlands (1792-1849', in Simiolus , XIX, 1989, p. 90. CATALOGUE NOTE It is for impressive woodland scenes such as the present picture that Joris Van Der Haagen was best known. He rarely painted the staffage in his paintings which was usually contributed by Adriaen van de Velde, Ludolf de Jongh, Nicolaes Berchem or by Jan Asselijn as has been suggested for the figures and cattle of the present painting. The description and size of this picture appear to correspond very closely with a landscape by van der Haagen listed in the collection of King Willem II of the Netherlands, and seems likely to be the same picture. We are grateful to Frits Duparc for making this attribution, on the basis of photographs, and for his help with the cataloguing this lot.

LOT 54 THE PROPERTY OF A SWEDISH PRIVATE COLLECTOR JORIS VAN DER HAAGEN DORDRECHT CIRCA 1615 - 1669 THE HAGUE A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH A GYPSY WOMAN WITH TWO CHILDREN ON A PATH, BESIDE A LAKE AT SUNSET 20,000—30,000 EUR CATALOGUE NOTE While the surname of the artist alludes to the idea he came from The Hague (Haag), his family originated from Flanders and settled in Dordrecht before moving to the east of Holland, to Arnhem. It is in this city that Joris grew up and, as his father was a painter himself, he probably was apprenticed by him. In 1639, after his father died, he moved to The Hague with his mother, where he would remain the rest of his life.1 This forest landscape, with its trees bearing curled and high-lighted branches, is typical for Van der Haagen, who often chose the surroundings of The Hague for his landscapes and city views. Also the rendering of the foliage of the water plants and the warm colouring of the sun on the water are very characteristic for the artist. See for example a signed work at the Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem (inv. no. GM 5612), also of similar size. The figures in the present work could well be painted by another hand, as Van der Haagen often co-operated with other artists, such as Ludolf de Jongh (1616-1679), Nicolaes Berchem (1621/3-1683) and Dirck Wijntrack (before 1625-1678). 1. See E. Buijsen, Haagse Schilders in de Gouden Eeuw, Zwolle 1998, pp. 146-9.